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WHS Robotics team is 7th in 1st contest
March 16, 2025
The late Bob Bender proved 1-party system
March 16, 2025
King & I: Heading for primitive camping
March 16, 2025
WHS grad hurls 5-inning shutout at Cole
March 15, 2025
Coralie Miller is FCA Coach of the Year
March 15, 2025
Facebook user warns of bullying on Tik Tok
March 15, 2025
Hopkins student is Michigan FFA star
March 14, 2025
Evie Mathis clears 12-6 in indoor track meet
March 14, 2025
Leighton’s budget fund balance less than 1%
March 14, 2025
Wayland school bands have been busy lately
March 14, 2025
GRI project proposal denied for 3rd time
March 13, 2025
Army Bob: Anti-Israel protests are puzzling
March 13, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
March 13, 2025
Wayland school board members win awards
March 13, 2025
WHS graduate takes post at U of Tennessee
March 13, 2025
Celebration of life is delayed for Bob Ward
March 13, 2025
Huge barn in Leighton burns to the ground
March 12, 2025
Martin Twp. considers park and splash pad
March 12, 2025
Hopkins firefighters say good-bye to 411
March 11, 2025
‘Bygone Days’ appears Thursday this week
March 11, 2025
Services Friday for Dale Overzet of Dorr
March 11, 2025
Martin students get ‘Forensic Files’ visit
March 10, 2025
Traffic devices may ease congestion at Wayland schools sites
March 10, 2025
Memorial service is Friday for John Ong
March 10, 2025
King & I: Truth is good. Do the fact checking
March 10, 2025
Bring Grandma’s Sunshine to the table
March 9, 2025
Lady Clippers 4 points short of a district title
March 7, 2025
Incident of assault handled at Catz Den in downtown Wayland
March 7, 2025
Watson accepts bid for constructing park
March 6, 2025
Dorr Library welcomes programs on swords
March 6, 2025
Army Bob: Americans do need to lose weight
March 6, 2025
Funeral Saturday for Terry “Sarge) George
March 6, 2025
Hopkins varsity hoops coach calls it quits
March 5, 2025
Martin is only local hoops team still alive
March 5, 2025
Plan Commissioner’s dismissal was unfair
March 5, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
March 5, 2025
Former Wildcat track star sets college mark
March 4, 2025
Hamilton ends Hopkins girls basketball season
March 4, 2025
Celebration of life is slated for Dean Rantz
March 4, 2025
Gun Lake Casino to open hotel on Friday
March 4, 2025
Funeral set Thursday for Charlotte Fein, 79
March 4, 2025
Ann McInerny interim deputy city clerk
March 3, 2025
Council to hear plans for Cars 2 Go March 17
March 3, 2025
King & I: We avoided a California marine layer
March 3, 2025
Haylen Buell state wrestling runner-up
March 2, 2025
Breakfast souffle good for family gatherings
March 2, 2025
Leighton department honors firefighters
March 2, 2025
WHS soph just misses state bowl finals cut
March 2, 2025
Girls’ district hoops tourney is March 3-7
March 1, 2025
Lane Button doubles his state title pleasure
March 1, 2025
Service March 14 for Harold Schumaker
March 1, 2025
Memorial sevice slated for Gertrude Hoekstra
March 1, 2025
WHS alum pitches shutout for Calvin
February 28, 2025
Can we make Rabbit River Trail a dog park?
February 28, 2025
Wildcat boys finish 12th at state finals
February 28, 2025
Pine St. 5th-grader wins county spelling bee
February 28, 2025
WHS students craft bills at Youth in Govt.
February 28, 2025
Five WHS bee club members visit Kazoo conference
February 28, 2025
One Small Voice: We don’t talk about Trump
February 28, 2025
Martin girls regular season ends with win
February 27, 2025
Proud parents of Bill Holbrook grace photo
February 27, 2025
Dorr Twp. officials granted raises in pay
February 27, 2025
Changes in traffic, parking at WHS start Monday, March 3
February 27, 2025
Army Bob: On-line media a shill for the left, progressives
February 27, 2025
Boys’ hoops seasons end in district semis
February 26, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
February 26, 2025
Wayland Supt. explains need for school spending freeze
February 26, 2025
Wayland schools staff under spending freeze
February 26, 2025
Funeral is Friday for Kathleen Adrianson
February 26, 2025
Wayland orchestra reaching out to younger students
February 26, 2025
Three local girls’ hoop squads absorb defeats
February 25, 2025
Kendra Goddard of Martin to bowl at state
February 25, 2025
Viking boys end season in district cage opener
February 24, 2025
Funeral is Friday for athletic icon Ken Ritz
February 24, 2025
King & I: It’s back to the yard to settle in Calif.
February 24, 2025
Private family service set for Phil Regan Jr.
February 24, 2025
Martin graduate heads Michigan Young Dems
February 23, 2025
Trump has cost me friendships, relations
February 23, 2025
Slow cook unusual Portuguese Cacoila
February 23, 2025
Wayland posts 14% hike in visitors in ’24
February 22, 2025
Martin settles for 2nd at state wrestling meet
February 22, 2025
Local girls’ teams have late season surges
February 21, 2025
Hopkins JV ballclub went 19-3 for season
February 21, 2025
Two WHS girls, 1 guy to bowl in state finals
February 21, 2025
Former local library director changes jobs
February 21, 2025
Boys’ district tourneys get under way Monday
February 21, 2025
Services Monday for Patricia Schipper
February 21, 2025
Hopkins grad wins ‘AMN of the Year’
February 20, 2025
Yes It’s True: My step aunt’s life imitated art
February 20, 2025
WHS boys, girls both earn trip to state meet
February 20, 2025
Army Bob: So who backs losing causes?
February 20, 2025
Clipper boys pull out thriller over Fennville
February 19, 2025
Hopkins team qualifies for state FFA tourney
February 19, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
February 19, 2025
Funeral will be Friday for Chuck Snell, 68
February 19, 2025
Wayland, Martin, Hopkins girls hoops wins still gathering
February 18, 2025
Four Vikings qualify for state mat tournament
February 18, 2025
Dorr continues to get proposals for economic growth
February 18, 2025
Celebration of life slated for Brian Risner
February 18, 2025
King & I: Big Bear offers kids a rare experience with snow
February 18, 2025
Army Bob: We are being controlled by language
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Army Bob: We are being controlled by language

by Robert M. Traxler George Orwell warned in his book "1984" that language is used to control the people. “He who controls the language controls the masses: ” Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals,…
Posted by Editor August 4, 2022
Posted inEditorial

Election postscript: About Trump, school bond loss

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Like most elections, Tuesday’s primary afforded us with some fascinating data and possibilities. Perhaps…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2022
Posted inObituaries

Memorial service Sept. 24 for Catherine Smith-Yoder

Catherine Ann (Smith-Yoder) Noordyke died Monday, Aug. 1, at her home. She was 67. Born Dec. 10, 1954, to Paul Smith and Lois (Morgenstern) Boniface, Catherine attended and graduated from…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2022
Posted inFeatures

Clippers’ marching band making fall preparations

The Martin High School marching band, just like all others in Michigan, this week has been practicing on the football field, getting ready for the fall season. The Clipper ensemble,…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2022
Posted inFeatures

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 4, 1997 The Globe published a front page photo of Dorr…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2022
Election worker insists the process isn’t fraudulent
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Election worker insists the process isn’t fraudulent

EDITOR'S NOTE: Full disclosure, my wife sent this letter after spending 14 hours at the Leighton Township polling place Tuesday as an election worker. To the editor: Over the past…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2022
Posted inArticles

School bond defeated; Smit wins 43rd District Rep. seat

Rachelle Smit The Wayland School District’s $48.5 million bond proposal was defeated in Tuesday's primary election by a count of 2,703 to 2,478, or roughly 52 to 48 percent. The…
Posted by Editor August 2, 2022
Posted inObituaries

Arlene Wykstra of Martin area dies in Kalamazoo

Arlene Wykstra died Monday, Aug. 1, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was 68. She was born Feb. 28, 1954, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Earl and Pearl (Tammeling)…
Posted by Editor August 2, 2022
Posted inFeatures

WHS exchange student from Ukraine in Germany

Olya Schenky with her diploma in 1996. Wayland High School graduate Olya Schenky, foreign exchange student from the Ukraine, has settled in Germany, where she finally received approval for residency…
Posted by Editor August 2, 2022
Posted inFeatures

Wayland Police Dept. has 2nd annual block party

The second annual Wayland City Police Block Party in the Park was held Tuesday afternoon and early evening. A surprise guest was Kaitlyn Sills. shown above in front of the…
Posted by Editor August 2, 2022

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