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Private family service set for Roger Potter
May 2, 2025
WHS grad finishes 3rd in college track meet
May 1, 2025
Watson Super agrees local housing in crisis
May 1, 2025
Army Bob: Fair trade a global economy need
May 1, 2025
Service Saturday for Margaret Myers, 102
May 1, 2025
Conley, Morin, Schipper have good track days for Martin
April 30, 2025
Wildcats keep on rolling in sweep of TK
April 30, 2025
WHS is host for ‘job fair’ for grades 10-12
April 30, 2025
‘Bygone Days’ to be delayed until Saturday
April 30, 2025
Public safety exercise set at Hopkins High
April 30, 2025
Buell shines again in Martin twin bill split
April 30, 2025
Hopkins band wins top ratings in state event
April 30, 2025
Viking lads suffer 1st loss, girls still perfect
April 29, 2025
High winds make fire danger even worse
April 29, 2025
Funeral will be May 1 for Marilyn Schurkamp
April 29, 2025
Vikings split 2 very different ballgames
April 28, 2025
Memorial service May 2 for Marion Ballard
April 28, 2025
WHS grad a legislative staffer in Mich. Senate
April 28, 2025
Veyda Conley breaks another Martin record
April 28, 2025
WHS vows to make Color Run annual event
April 28, 2025
My grandma called sloppy joe ‘lippy lappy’
April 28, 2025
King & I: Spring arrival also brings us hope
April 27, 2025
Service is April 30 for Connie Hoskinson, 70
April 27, 2025
Don’t be fooled by latest ballot proposal
April 26, 2025
Wildcat softball team goes 2 for 3 in tourney
April 26, 2025
Wayland Farmers Market season opens
April 26, 2025
Hopkins, Wayland flex track muscle in relays
April 26, 2025
Traffic incidents keep rescue personnel busy
April 26, 2025
Lady Wildcats sweep 2nd straight twin bill
April 25, 2025
Funeral April 29 for Helen Leep of Martin
April 25, 2025
Martin track teams lose 2 in double dual
April 25, 2025
Service will be May 5 for Jim Sebright, 83
April 24, 2025
Hopkins takes 2 wins from nonleague foe Zeeland East
April 24, 2025
Dorr Twp. doubles down on golf cart ban
April 24, 2025
Capturing Kids’ Hearts honor won by Steeby
April 24, 2025
Army Bob: We must reform higher education funding
April 24, 2025
Memorial service May 31 for Hopkins native
April 24, 2025
Vikings’ depth subdues 3 track opponents
April 23, 2025
Lady Wildcats sweep South Christian to seize lead in Gold
April 23, 2025
‘Cat girls, boys enjoy 2 wins in track openers
April 23, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
April 23, 2025
Martin sweeps twin bill in softball with Galesburg-Augusta
April 23, 2025
Vikings tie, then lose in twin bill showdown
April 23, 2025
Service Saturday for dirt mover Al Trusch
April 23, 2025
Wayland City Park is getting new flooring
April 22, 2025
Grey Castello named Hopkins top firefighter
April 22, 2025
King & I: In Mich. We return to a simple life
April 21, 2025
New bat houses due on Rabbit River trail
April 21, 2025
Tech Vikes wins silver medal in world robotics
April 21, 2025
Retired air traffic controller dies at 60
April 21, 2025
Here’s smaller version of monster cookies recipe
April 20, 2025
Are the Bernie-AOC rallies the real deal?
April 19, 2025
State-ranked Eskimos quiet Wildcat offense
April 19, 2025
Celebration of life is May 10 for Ronda Kelly
April 19, 2025
Community journalist Jean Gallup dies at 91
April 19, 2025
Wildcat boys and girls 5th in Allegan meet
April 18, 2025
Lady Vikings swept by state-rated Vicksburg
April 18, 2025
Man who fired gun in Dorr eludes sheriff’s officers
April 18, 2025
Lady Vikings hope clutch hits continue
April 18, 2025
Martin softball wins 1, delayed on nightcap
April 18, 2025
Clippers’ Buell hurls 5-inning perfect game
April 18, 2025
Vikings enjoy a good day in track openers
April 17, 2025
Lady Wildcats settle for split against Jenison
April 17, 2025
Leighton Twp. gives Rhino Seed a tax break
April 17, 2025
Martin frosh shoots 80 in Enyart golf tourney
April 17, 2025
Army Bob: Short term pain for long-term gain
April 17, 2025
Dorr Twp. Library to welcome 19 authors
April 17, 2025
Conley wins 2, Martin girls split tri-meet
April 16, 2025
Dorr Plan Commission OKs rezoning request
April 16, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
April 16, 2025
No service planned for Tamie Parfait-Sevigny
April 16, 2025
WHS grad paints mural for Dorr Elementary
April 16, 2025
Mass for Charlene Tolhurst will be April 24
April 16, 2025
WHS adds 3 more to Alumni of Year roster
April 15, 2025
Dorr Twp. home pallet sales business OK’d
April 15, 2025
Tech Vikes qualify for world championships
April 15, 2025
Yankee Springs rescue boat helps parasailer
April 15, 2025
Martin bond work done during spring break
April 15, 2025
Huizenga a no show at local town hall meeting
April 14, 2025
Wildcats’ bats boom in debut twin bill sweep
April 14, 2025
Wayland schools citizens avoid forums
April 14, 2025
Chocolate chip cheescake is an old favorite dessert
April 14, 2025
King & I: Selling old trailer an adventure
April 13, 2025
Area educator Mary Hardy dies at age 88.
April 12, 2025
Local lad launches poop scoop service
April 12, 2025
No funeral planned for Donald Mead of Dorr
April 12, 2025
Army Bob: The woke are opposing tariffs
April 11, 2025
Mass for Rose Burd slated for April 16
April 11, 2025
Funeral mass for Phil Nickels is Wednesday
April 11, 2025
I’m not stepping down as editor this instant
April 10, 2025
Job fair planned for April 30 at high school
April 10, 2025
Sale of land for Martin rec park falls through
April 9, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
April 9, 2025
Two commissioners sworn in for the city
April 8, 2025
Services Friday for former Dorr woman
April 8, 2025
City fields complaints of illegal motorcyle use
April 7, 2025
Road closure at 18th Street in Dorr Twp.
April 7, 2025
Andrew Augustin wins promotion to principal
April 7, 2025
For the easiest and tastiest lasagna
April 7, 2025
Funeral Tuesday for Eleanor Milhiem, 92
April 7, 2025
Posted inArticles

School board raises concerns about shared business services plan

A proposal for Wayland Union schools to provide business services to the Johanneburg-Lewiston district ran into some opposition from Board of Education members Monday night. The idea, presented at the…
Posted by Editor August 8, 2016
Posted inObituaries

Hopkins grad Mary (Reurink) Poeller dies in Battle Creek

Mary Lynn Poeller, nee Reurink, 69, a 1964 Hopkins High School graduate, died last Tuesday at her Battle Creek home. Poeller, an area business woman and life long gardener, was…
Posted by Editor August 8, 2016
Posted inObituaries

Funeral will be Thursday for John Meindertsma of Gun Lake

John C. Meindertsma, age 60, of Gun Lake, died of natural causes Saturday, Aug. 6. He graduated from East Kentwood High School in 1974 and earned a master's of business…
Posted by Editor August 8, 2016
Wayland will have only school board contests Nov. 8
Posted inCommunity Notices

Wayland will have only school board contests Nov. 8

The only contest for local school board positions in the Nov. 8 general election will be in Wayland. The deadline for filing was July 26, and two candidates are seeking…
Posted by Editor August 8, 2016
Posted inColumns

Monday Moanin’: State still rules over Detroit public schools

For Detroit’s new school board, state still wields the power | MLive.com Posted on August 3, 2016 “After more than a year of statewide debate over Detroit’s debt-ridden public schools, this fall’s…
Posted by Editor August 7, 2016
Posted inCommunity Notices

WHS grad’s daughter wins Kent County Youth Fair pageant

McKenna Church, daughter of Wayland High School graduate Jodi Church and Richard Church, this weekend was crowned Kent County Youth Fair Junior Queen. McKenna was competing in the fair from…
Posted by Editor August 7, 2016
Posted inColumns

Barry Hastings: So just what is Vladmir Putin really up to?

By Barry Hastings I knew something of real interest was happening when Vlad (the 'new' Impaler) Putin let America know how much he admired "the Donald." He called Trump "a…
Posted by Editor August 7, 2016
Posted inColumns

Too many history memes don’t tell the rest of the story

My academic career long ago was a mixed bag because I received terrific grades in the social sciences, but mediocre ones in the natural sciences and other disciplines. But I…
Posted by Editor August 6, 2016
Posted inCommunity Notices

Mobile home owner in Windsor Woods loses everything in fire

The Wayland Fire Department Friday night was summoned to a mobile home at Windsor Woods  to handle a fire at the mobile home of Phil Smith. The occupant, who was…
Posted by Editor August 6, 2016
There’s nothing wrong with applying Christian principles to life
Posted inEditorial

There’s nothing wrong with applying Christian principles to life

To the editor: I am assuming you wrote the editorial about the winning of Steven Johnson. I don't understand why you are disturbed when someone tries to live by Christian…
Posted by Editor August 6, 2016

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