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Sports

Viking girls finally show what they can do in 60-22 romp

December 15, 2017

The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team has been something of an enigma in the early stages of the 2017-18 season. The Lady Vikings, loaded with returning players and welcoming three Wayland transfer students, lost their first three contests, to West Catholic, Comstock and Comstock Park. But they showed signs of...

Community Notices

Two Wayland post members earn State Police awards

December 15, 2017

Trooper Bachman Connie VanHouten The Michigan State Police has honored two members of the Wayland post recently for special awards. Trooper Blaine Bachman has been selected as Trooper of the Year and Connie VanHouten has been chosen Civilian of the Year. Officer Christopher Russo of the Jackson post was named...

Yes It Is, It’s True: When will we have had enough?

December 15, 2017

"Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it?" — Classic prelude to a playground fight. I've been seeing and reading a lot of posts lately on Facebook from people very angry about unpopular legislative decisions regarding Net Neutrality, the new GOP tax plan and a variety of other...

WHS senior Sydney Urben is highest roller at Portage

December 15, 2017

Sydney Urben might be accustomed to wearing medals around her neck. Wayland High School senior Sydney Urben outbowled everybody in the house at the Portage Invitational Friday afternoon. Urben placed first individually, not only among the girls, but also bettered all scores by boys. The Lady Wildcats finished fourth in...

One Small Voice: Sexual assault allegations — who’s next?

December 15, 2017

by Lynn Mandaville In the land of hyperbole, Doug Jones, in a landslide victory, was victorious over Roy Moore to clinch the coveted senate seat in Alabama Tuesday, a seat made vacant when Jeff Sessions accepted appointment to the cabinet position of Attorney General for the Trump administration. In truth,...

Winter snowstorm makes some local travel hazardous

December 15, 2017

Travel was somewhat of a challenge Friday, as the second wave of a winter snowstorm visited West Michigan, dropping between two and four inches of the white stuff. Meanwhile, there was a power outage on Reno Drive when a power line was down behind Harding's, causing several businesses to be...

Hopkins agriscience program is recognized nationally

December 15, 2017

Hopkins agriscience educator Jessica Couch (second from left) shows the award the school won at a ceremony in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo supplied) Hopkins, which serves a small rural Michigan community with an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students, has offered agricultural education since 1954. In presenting the award, officials at the...

Columns

Army Bob: Feel-good gun bans would solve no problems

December 14, 2017

“Go loco with the heater, 9 mil-limeter 9-millimeter, millimeter, millimeter, pop pop Go loco with the heater, 9 mil-limeter 9-millimeter, millimeter, millimeter, pop pop. “ — 9mm, Krayzie Bone 2009 Everyone who scribes in this esteemed publication quotes song lyrics, so I quoted some; it must be the politically correct...

Longtime truck driver Gary Edema of Hilliards dies at 53

December 14, 2017

Gary M. Edema, of Hilliards, age 53, died Wednesday, Dec. 13. Gary drove truck for SET Environmental, formerly Valley City, for 29 years. He was a dedicated, skilled and safe driver. When he got home from work, he loved spending time with his Princess, Jenna. He enjoyed working on tractors...

Leighton affirms Grimley Saw Mill project special use

December 14, 2017

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening affirmed on a 4-1 vote a decision by the Planning Commission to approve a special use permit for the Grimley Saw Mill. Neighbors of the project at 739 Stoney Ridge Court asked for a special meeting to appeal the commission’s approval, maintaining the maple...

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