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Wildcat boys and girls’ hoop teams won’t get rested over holidays

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team will get about 10 days off after playing Hamilton in a non-league contest Friday evening, Dec. 18, but the Lady Wildcats will be in…

Editor December 18, 2015

Features

Wayland High School Orchestra gives middle school holiday sendoff

Members of the Wayland High School Orchestra, led by Director Karen Nofsinger, serenaded students and staff at the middle school Friday morning with some holiday music on the last day…

Editor December 18, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Why do Warriors of Allah attack the United States?

by Robert M. Traxler We are told by the folks in the media it is because we support Israel, because of global warming or global climate change, because Donald Trump…

Editor December 17, 2015

Editorial

So let’s all ask for absentee ballots next August and November

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Anybody with an IQ above mineral life understands if you want people to do…

Editor December 17, 2015

Sports

Wildcat guys and gals rollers open conference season with convincing wins

"Rollin'... rollin'... rollin' at the Airport." The Wayland girls varsity bowling team opened O-K Gold Conference dual match play Thursday and remained undefeated with a 26-4 victory over Middleville Thornapple…

Editor December 17, 2015

Obituaries

Funeral Tuesday for traffic crash victim John Dolegowski of Watson

John J. Dolegowski, age 58, of Watson Township, died Wednesday as a result of a traffic accident in Hopkins Township. John graduated from Wayland High School in 1975. He was…

Editor December 17, 2015

Features

Food service provides Steeby 4th-graders tasty math lessons

Students from Christina Johnson’s fourth grade classroom at Steeby Elementary had a tasty math lesson Thursday from Food Service Director Sarah Hawkins. Students were taught how to divide up a…

Editor December 17, 2015

Community Notices

Wayland Union schools’ M-STEP testing results announced

Wayland Union Schools this week received aggregate results for its students on the 2014-15 statewide assessment, known as M-STEP. “As we anticipated, our students’ scores were lower than they were…

Editor December 17, 2015

Obituaries

Funeral for Marie VanderVeen, 94, will be in Moline Monday

Marie (Nagel) VanderVeen, age 94, died Wednesday, Dec. 16. Surviving are her daughters, Doris and Dave McGarvey, Mary and Ron Breuker, Carol and Ken Breuker, Ruth and Denny Bentley, 11…

Editor December 17, 2015

Articles

Driver of pickup truck killed in traffic crash in Hopkins Township

A traffic crash near the 130th Avenue and 22nd Street intersection in Hopkins Township killed the male driver of a pickup truck Wednesday evening. Allegan County Sheriff's authorities said John…

Editor December 16, 2015