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Army Bob: Volunteer military serves best
May 8, 2025
Funeral is Saturday for Corey Lake, 47
May 8, 2025
Public can’t seem to stop rigged political revolving door
May 7, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
May 7, 2025
Bunker Hill restaurant to close on May 14
May 7, 2025
Judge Baillargeon says he’ll retire Aug. 1
May 7, 2025
Veyda Conley sets Martin 1600-meter record again
May 6, 2025
WHS Class of ’25 top students honored
May 6, 2025
Jessica Bredweg is new WHS volleyball coach
May 6, 2025
Green Wildcats sweep Red Wildcat opponent
May 6, 2025
Service May 7 for local community activist
May 5, 2025
Viking hurler tosses no-hit gem vs. Belding
May 5, 2025
WHS boys in driver’s seat for Gold track title
May 5, 2025
City to spend more than it takes in in 2025-26
May 5, 2025
King & I: Meditation on Derby Day, Tulip Time
May 5, 2025
Dodge Ram sought in hit-and-run crash
May 5, 2025
Celebration of life will be May 24 at VFW for Jo Ann Carpenter
May 5, 2025
Mass of Christian burial is May 12 for Maxine Gordon
May 4, 2025
Sloppy Joe Casserole Bake for a dish to pass
May 4, 2025
Funeral is June 11 for Dennis Muczynski
May 4, 2025
Wildcat softball team suffers upset at TK
May 4, 2025
Track invite Hopkins vs. Wayland war
May 3, 2025
Wildcat jayvees win 2nd straight tourney
May 3, 2025
Three WHS seniors earn Biliteracy seal
May 3, 2025
WHS honors choir takes part in solo-ensemble festival
May 3, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
May 3, 2025
GoFundMe to help liver cancer victim with surgery costs
May 2, 2025
Frosh golfer paces Martin to 3 victories
May 2, 2025
Private family service set for Roger Potter
May 2, 2025
WHS grad finishes 3rd in college track meet
May 1, 2025
Watson Super agrees local housing in crisis
May 1, 2025
Army Bob: Fair trade a global economy need
May 1, 2025
Service Saturday for Margaret Myers, 102
May 1, 2025
Conley, Morin, Schipper have good track days for Martin
April 30, 2025
Wildcats keep on rolling in sweep of TK
April 30, 2025
WHS is host for ‘job fair’ for grades 10-12
April 30, 2025
‘Bygone Days’ to be delayed until Saturday
April 30, 2025
Public safety exercise set at Hopkins High
April 30, 2025
Buell shines again in Martin twin bill split
April 30, 2025
Hopkins band wins top ratings in state event
April 30, 2025
Viking lads suffer 1st loss, girls still perfect
April 29, 2025
High winds make fire danger even worse
April 29, 2025
Funeral will be May 1 for Marilyn Schurkamp
April 29, 2025
Vikings split 2 very different ballgames
April 28, 2025
Memorial service May 2 for Marion Ballard
April 28, 2025
WHS grad a legislative staffer in Mich. Senate
April 28, 2025
Veyda Conley breaks another Martin record
April 28, 2025
WHS vows to make Color Run annual event
April 28, 2025
My grandma called sloppy joe ‘lippy lappy’
April 28, 2025
King & I: Spring arrival also brings us hope
April 27, 2025
Service is April 30 for Connie Hoskinson, 70
April 27, 2025
Don’t be fooled by latest ballot proposal
April 26, 2025
Wildcat softball team goes 2 for 3 in tourney
April 26, 2025
Wayland Farmers Market season opens
April 26, 2025
Hopkins, Wayland flex track muscle in relays
April 26, 2025
Traffic incidents keep rescue personnel busy
April 26, 2025
Lady Wildcats sweep 2nd straight twin bill
April 25, 2025
Funeral April 29 for Helen Leep of Martin
April 25, 2025
Martin track teams lose 2 in double dual
April 25, 2025
Service will be May 5 for Jim Sebright, 83
April 24, 2025
Hopkins takes 2 wins from nonleague foe Zeeland East
April 24, 2025
Dorr Twp. doubles down on golf cart ban
April 24, 2025
Capturing Kids’ Hearts honor won by Steeby
April 24, 2025
Army Bob: We must reform higher education funding
April 24, 2025
Memorial service May 31 for Hopkins native
April 24, 2025
Vikings’ depth subdues 3 track opponents
April 23, 2025
Lady Wildcats sweep South Christian to seize lead in Gold
April 23, 2025
‘Cat girls, boys enjoy 2 wins in track openers
April 23, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
April 23, 2025
Martin sweeps twin bill in softball with Galesburg-Augusta
April 23, 2025
Vikings tie, then lose in twin bill showdown
April 23, 2025
Service Saturday for dirt mover Al Trusch
April 23, 2025
Wayland City Park is getting new flooring
April 22, 2025
Grey Castello named Hopkins top firefighter
April 22, 2025
King & I: In Mich. We return to a simple life
April 21, 2025
New bat houses due on Rabbit River trail
April 21, 2025
Tech Vikes wins silver medal in world robotics
April 21, 2025
Retired air traffic controller dies at 60
April 21, 2025
Here’s smaller version of monster cookies recipe
April 20, 2025
Are the Bernie-AOC rallies the real deal?
April 19, 2025
State-ranked Eskimos quiet Wildcat offense
April 19, 2025
Celebration of life is May 10 for Ronda Kelly
April 19, 2025
Community journalist Jean Gallup dies at 91
April 19, 2025
Wildcat boys and girls 5th in Allegan meet
April 18, 2025
Lady Vikings swept by state-rated Vicksburg
April 18, 2025
Man who fired gun in Dorr eludes sheriff’s officers
April 18, 2025
Lady Vikings hope clutch hits continue
April 18, 2025
Martin softball wins 1, delayed on nightcap
April 18, 2025
Clippers’ Buell hurls 5-inning perfect game
April 18, 2025
Vikings enjoy a good day in track openers
April 17, 2025
Lady Wildcats settle for split against Jenison
April 17, 2025
Leighton Twp. gives Rhino Seed a tax break
April 17, 2025
Martin frosh shoots 80 in Enyart golf tourney
April 17, 2025
Army Bob: Short term pain for long-term gain
April 17, 2025
Dorr Twp. Library to welcome 19 authors
April 17, 2025
Conley wins 2, Martin girls split tri-meet
April 16, 2025
Dorr Plan Commission OKs rezoning request
April 16, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
April 16, 2025
No service planned for Tamie Parfait-Sevigny
April 16, 2025
WHS grad paints mural for Dorr Elementary
April 16, 2025
Posted inObituaries

Memorial service Sept. 25 for Hopkins’ Lee Swainston

Lee Swainston, patriarch of the longtime Hopkins family, died Friday, Aug. 20. He was 72. A 1967 graduate of Byron Center High School, he was a Hopkins area dairy farmer…
Posted by Editor August 23, 2021
Posted inObituaries

Celebration of life Monday for Debbie VanOflen, 66

Deborah “Debbie” Mae VanOflen, age 66, died Saturday, Aug. 21. While she couldn’t communicate in the traditional way because of her cerebral palsy, her smile, her expressions, and her eyes…
Posted by Editor August 23, 2021
Posted inObituaries

Service pending for Varano Electric owner Tom Varano

Thomas J. Varano, II, 51 of Dorr, died Saturday, Aug. 21, at Metro Health Hospital Born Oct.16, 1969,kj in Kalamazoo, he was the son of Geraldine “Jerri” Sinkler and the…
Posted by Editor August 23, 2021
Posted inSports

Wildcats get off to fast start in tennis with 8-0 victory

The Wayland High School boys' tennis team came out the gate fast for the start of the 2021 season by blanking Otsego in their home opener Monday night. Coach Ben Adams…
Posted by Editor August 23, 2021
Posted inArticles

Wayland schools’ parents protest K-6 mask order

Wayland Union Schools opened for a half day Monday, and despite the Allegan County Health Department’s order for all K-6 students to be masked up because of Covid, there were…
Posted by Editor August 23, 2021
Posted inColumns

Ramblin’ Road: So who’s to blame for shooting on pier?

by Phyllis McCrossin I observe people and things. It’s what I do. Even before becoming a journalist I would watch people and how they reacted to different things. I didn’t…
Posted by Editor August 23, 2021
One Small Voice: Don’t let pols decide Covid for us
Posted inColumns

One Small Voice: Don’t let pols decide Covid for us

by Lynn Mandaville We are still experiencing a deadly pandemic in this country. This pandemic is a health crisis that has been manipulated by a particular political faction to be…
Posted by Editor August 23, 2021
Posted inColumns

Nice and smooth best describes butterscotch cake

Butterscotch Cake by Kathy Hamman Miller Preheat oven to 350 degrees For the cake: In medium mixing bowl stir together the following dry ingredients and set aside: 1/4 teaspoon salt…
Posted by Editor August 22, 2021
Posted inCommunity Notices

Allegan County’s 1st Covid death in 2 months noted

The Allegan County Health Department has reported the first local death in more than two months as a result of the Cornavirus. The death toll in the county was locked…
Posted by Editor August 22, 2021
Posted inSports

Lady Wildcat alum now an outfielder at Ripon (Wisc.)

Ally Longstreet, a 2019 Wayland High School graduate and all-conference outfielder for the Lady Wildcats' softball team, now listed as a returning junior outfielder for Ripon (Wisc.) College, an NCAA…
Posted by Editor August 22, 2021

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