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March meeting to further discuss River to River Trail

Wayland City Council members Monday night heard a presentation on plans for a River to River Trail Plan by Suzannah Deneau of Wightman & Associates. The plan, which absolutely no…

Editor February 5, 2018

Articles

Good-bye Larry Nielsen. Hello Joshua Eggleston

It was 50 years ago last month that the Beatles hit No. 1 on the music charts with "Hello, Goodbye." And that was the main theme of Monday night's Wayland…

Editor February 5, 2018

Columns

Basura: An upcoming visit to the other side of ‘The Wall’

“A man’s at odds to know his mind, because his mind is all he has to know it with. He can know his heart, but he don’t want to. Rightly…

Editor February 5, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: No Super Bowl for 45 straight years

The Super Bowl has started as I write this, and for the 45th consecutive year, "I'm not going to watch it. I'll just have to miss it." And this has…

Editor February 4, 2018

Sports

Viking boys cruise 83-31 past Silver hoops rival Belding

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team cruised past Belding Friday night, 83-31, in an O-K Silver Conference matchup. The win improved the Vikings' league record to 3-4 and they are…

Editor February 4, 2018

Obituaries

Memorial for Dennis Westmaas, 60, will be Feb. 11

Dennis James Westmaas, age 60, died Saturday, Feb. 3. Dennis had a sincere love for music, especially Johnny Cash. Dennis is survived by his step-father, Jerry Sigler; his siblings Brian…

Editor February 3, 2018

Columns

One Small Voice: The difference between ‘kind’ and ‘nice’

by Lynn Mandaville Recently, I had an experience at our local pharmacy that got me pondering the meanings of two seemingly synonymous words. The experience was this: I was filling…

Editor February 3, 2018

Editorial

Fear-stoked Watson residents plug a hole in the dike

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The recent evidence of anti-marijuana decisions in northeast Allegan County should remind citizens of…

Editor February 3, 2018

Sports

Clippers’ winter homecoming dampened by 2 losses

by Austin Marsman It was a trip to “Fabulous” Las Vegas for the Clippers winter homecoming, creative dress up days and themed posters headlined the week. Crowds filled the gymnasium…

Editor February 3, 2018

Columns

Guest column: We are proud Spartans, despite Nassar

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a guest column written by Pamela Heijerman, a sophomore at Michigan State University and an alumna of Martin High School. by Pamela Heijerman With multiple sexual…

Editor February 3, 2018