Hopkins’ boys’ basketball team Monday evening claimed its third straight triumph after that 0-5 start to the season, and in the process now owns a 2-0 record in the latest O-K Silver Conference standings. The Vikings had no trouble subduing visiting Wyoming Lee 51-15 in a makeup of a snowed out ballgame from Jan. 9. […]
The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to pat $7,500 to In-form Architects of Kalamazoo for planning the design of a public safety building on Reno Drive near the industrial park. The council, following the recommendation of the Public Safety Committee, decided to commit the money from the city’s Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing fund
The City of Wayland will put to voters the question of who and how many will be a trash hauler within the city limits. Because the State Legislature has decided to put a road funding proposal on the ballot for the May 5 election, it won’t cost the city a thing to add its local
The City of Wayland has a good chance to have a new traffic light sometime this year at the intersection of Main and Superior streets downtown, but council members were told Monday evening that $32,000 in engineering costs will need to be absorbed first. City Engineer Mickey Bittner said paperwork deadline is by May for
All stray pets at the Allegan County Shelter have a short “stray hold,” waiting for their family to reclaim them. If you see your pet in this photo gallery it is important you call the shelter ASAP. Please leave a message with your name and number if you are calling before or after business hours.
Autumn Anderson, a 2012 graduate of Wayland High School, has taken over duties at point guard for the Hope College women’s basketball team this season. Anderson, who was a standout in softball and basketball for the Wildcats, was point guard in high school for a team that won district and regional Class B championships three
Area residents can recycle their old computers (and computer accessories), batteries, electric power tools and much more for free at the Hopkins and Dorr libraries through Jan. 27. For more information, call either library or visit their web sites.
by Barry Hastings ‘War on Terror’ prosecution incompetent The oft repeated question of journalists and citizens today is, “What’s our strategy for preventing attacks of the type we’re seeing across the globe today, here?” If anyone remotely connected to the matter answers truthfully, he deserves to be shot. Much of the problem we can’t seem
As the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday approaches, I submit that the way we view Dr. King has some interesting similarities with how we regard Jesus Christ. The most important one is that many of us profess to be followers and admirers of both historical giants, yet too often we disrespect what they
Blasphemy: blas•phe•my [noun] Profane talk of something supposed to be sacred; impious irreverence. (Oxford English Dictionary) Illegal in Michigan? You bet! Well, bloody hell — who knew? Take the Lord’s name in vain in Michigan, among other states, and you’re not only busted by the Third Commandment, but you’re on the wrong side of the
