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When will Michigan voters throw out the rascals in Lansing?

I continue to observe the behavior of the Michigan Legislature and Gov. Rick Snyder with apoplectic astonishment. I also continue to be depressed that too few people seem to share…

Editor December 26, 2015

Sports

Wayland boys’ hoops team plays Tuesday night in holiday tourney

The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team will play Forest Hills Central at 6 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 29, in the opening round of the Cornerstone Holiday Basketball Tournament, Gold Division. The…

Editor December 25, 2015

Sports

WHS grad Haldeman ends collegiate kicking career with FG, 6 PATs

Wayland High School graduate Andrew Haldeman kicked six extra points and a 47-yard field goal in his final collegiate football game Thursday when Western Michigan defeated Middle Tennesse State 45-31…

Editor December 24, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: So just who are these oppressed victims in America?

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s take a look at who is an American victim in the eyes of the progressive left wing movement. Anyone not 100% Caucasian, and not many…

Editor December 24, 2015

Community Notices

Leighton Twp. Fire Dept. handles down wires; many without power

A rainstorm and high winds early Thursday morning knocked out power lines in the Wayland area and left many residents without power for about 14 hours. The Leighton Township Fire…

Editor December 24, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcat JVs capture Cornerstone hoops tourney title

The Wayland junior varsity girls’ basketball team won the championship trophy in the junior varsity division of the Cornerstone Holiday Tournament Wednesday by defeating Grand Rapids Christian 50-40 in the…

Editor December 24, 2015

Community Notices

Woman, 45, to be charged in aftermath of fatal crash in Hopkins Township

The driver of the car involved in a fatal traffic crash that killed John Dolegowski of Watson Township will face a felony charge in connection with the Dec. 16 incident.…

Editor December 23, 2015

Obituaries

Longtime community activist Helen Kaumeyer dies at age 98

Helen M. (Baker) Kaumeyer of Wayland, died Wednesday, Dec. 23. She was 98. Helen was born Oct. 20, 1917, to Helena and Wendell Tichvon on a farm in Barry County,…

Editor December 23, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats fashion terrific comeback, but eventually fall 46-40

A deadly accurate 8-for-8 performance at the free throw line by Grand Rapids Christian junior Sydney Muller Wednesday evening spoiled a really nice comeback by the Wayland girls’ basketball team.…

Editor December 23, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 196

25 Years Ago — Dec. 24 and 31, 1990 The Globe published its annual joint edition over the holiday weeks, this year focusing on the “We Live Here” theme of…

Editor December 23, 2015