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Ex-Wildcat star Mallory Teunissen tosses perfect game

Former Wayland High School pitching ace Mallory Teunissen Wednesday hurled the fifth perfect game in Davenport University history in a 12-0 victory over Mount Vernon University in a southern spring…

Editor March 1, 2018

Obituaries

Longtime Keeler Brass employee David Ainsworth dies

David Lee Ainsworth, age 72, of Dorr, died Tuesday, Feb. 27. David served in the U.S. Army for two years in the military police and retired from Keeler Brass after…

Editor February 28, 2018

Community Notices

No surprise: Kengis appointed Allegan Co. circuit judge

To the surprise of virtually no one, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Wednesday announced the appointment of Roberts Kengis to the vacant Allegan County Circuit Judge's post. Kengis, the county's current…

Editor February 28, 2018

Sports

Lady Vikings’ terrific season comes to crashing end

Just as stunning as Wayland's come from behind win over tourney favorite Otsego was a horrible collapse of the O-K Silver Conference champion Hopkins girls in a 59-45 upset at…

Editor February 28, 2018

Sports

Upset! Lady Wildcats stun Otsego, seek district title

You can bet your bottom dollar this was the biggest victory in Wes Hudson's brief coaching career, and dare we say it? As a result, he and his Lady Wildcats…

Editor February 28, 2018

Features

Newcomer to community engaged in promoting Wayland

EDITOR'S NOTE: This reporter incorrectly said Anthony Winter is owner of the Retro Room. Humble apologies. Anthony Winters and his family not long ago came to Wayland and is busy…

Editor February 27, 2018

Sports

30th anniversary of ‘Year of the Clipper’ celebrated

by Austin Marsman It's been 30 years since the golden year of Martin athletics, the 1987-88 academic year that was truly a memorable year for sports in Martin. And the…

Editor February 27, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: America’s rotting is not caused by guns

In our quest to understand why Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 people in Parkland, Fla., we as a nation and the media are horrified by the sudden large numbers of innocents…

Editor February 27, 2018

Articles

Supreme Court finally ends suit against Gun Lake Casino

Officials at the Gun Lake Casino and of the Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatmis are breathing a sigh of relief today. The long legal war against their existence is officially…

Editor February 27, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral for Jean Reiger will be Friday at Moline Baptist

Genevieve "Jean" Elizabeth Reiger, 91, of Wayland, died Saturday, Feb. 24. She was born Sept. 15, 1926, in Godwin Heights, the daughter of the late Arthur J. Tower and Hannah…

Editor February 27, 2018