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Two Lady Viking golfers come up with sub-50 scores

The Hopkins varsity golf team continues to show improvement on the links, as two members broke 50 for nine holes Thursday in the latest O-K Silver Conference jamboree. Andrea Steffes…

Editor September 24, 2022

Obituaries

Service set at Green Lake church for Irene Bultman

Irene Bultman died Wednesday, Sept. 21. She was 91. Irene was born Dec. 10, 1930, in Grand Rapids, to Cornelius and Myrtle (Button) Bultman. Formerly of the Moline area, she…

Editor September 24, 2022

Sports

‘Cats end Gold win drought; Vikings keep scoring big

Wayland scored its first O-K Gold Conference football victory in two years Friday night by besting Kenowa Hills 34-19. Meanwhile, the Hopkins varsity football offensive juggernaut just keeps getting more…

Editor September 23, 2022

Sports

WHS grad helps coach Mich. Tech to invite crown

Robert Young The Michigan Technological University men's cross-country team, coached by Wayland High School graduate Robert Young and Christina Owens, captured the championship among 29 squads at the Roy Griak…

Editor September 23, 2022

Community Notices

Memorial service for Diane Sebright Oct. 2 in Wayland

A memorial service will be held at the United Church of Wayland from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, for Diane Wright Sebright. A luncheon will be served. Sebright,…

Editor September 23, 2022

Sports

Wildcat boys’ netters win for the 2nd time this week

The Wayland boys’ varsity tennis team took a modified lineup to Comstock Park Thursday night for a non-conference match and came away with a 6-2 victory. Though the Wildcats were…

Editor September 23, 2022

Community Notices

Wayland schools employee charged with child porn

Michael John Batt, 35, a Wayland Union Schools employee, has been charged with possessing and producing child pornography on his computer. Michigan State Police said Batt was arrested on eight…

Editor September 22, 2022

Articles

Dorr Twp. Board promises to act in Oct. on ARPA funds

Lee Bernal There’s about $829,000 sitting in a Dorr Township special American Rescue Plan Act fund, and Township Trustee Chandler Stanton says he wants something done with it. Stanton Thursday…

Editor September 22, 2022

Features

Hopkins’ Main Street Bakery taped in ‘Best’ series

Main Street Bakery in Hopkins is one of the eateries featured Thursday in in the “America’s Best Restaurants” filmed series. Main Street Bakery, billed as specializing in fresh, from scratch…

Editor September 22, 2022

Community Notices

Airborne motorist pleads to driving while impaired

A Comstock Park motorist whose car went airborne over the Dorr exit on U.S.-131 Jan. 13 has pleaded guilty to driving while impaired. Chandler Cockerham pleaded guilty Thursday in Allegan…

Editor September 22, 2022