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Ranger Rick: On ICE, blame everybody but the lawbreakers

Most of us have backgrounds of mostly small town upbringing. We were surrounded by those people who knew and loved us, not just relatives, but neighbors and friends. We were…

Editor August 13, 2019

Features

Pickleball friends snatch WHS grad from the jaws of death

Michael Johnston, a 1972 graduate of Wayland High School and retired Kenowa Hills High School history teacher, was back at the microphone on the “Cut to the Chase” local radio…

Editor August 13, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral will be Thursday at Jijak Camp for Josiah Brown

Josiah Leonard Brown, 22, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Aug. 10. Born July 15, 1997 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Richard James "Jim" Brown, Jr. and Jennie Angeline (Church)…

Editor August 13, 2019

Sports

WHS grad Brittini Merchant joins CMU softball coaching staff

Wayland High School graduate Brittini Merchant is one of two assistant coaches who have joined coach McCall Salmon's Central Michigan University softball staff. Merchant, a two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection while playing…

Editor August 13, 2019

Sports

Hopkins, Wayland teams enjoy pre-season C-C scrimmage

A sure sign that autumn is just around the corner is the news Tuesday morning of a fun scrimmage in cross country between Wayland and Hopkins High School teams. A…

Editor August 13, 2019

Community Notices

School board hears plea to resurrect community garden

Recent Wayland High School graduate Madalyn Whitley Monday night made a presentation to the Wayland Board of Education, pitching a new community garden in the community. Whitley, speaking in honor…

Editor August 13, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral will be Thursday in Dorr for Crystal Ruch, 98

Crystal Marie Ruch died Saturday, Aug. 10. She was 98 years old. She worked for 20 years at Kessler's. She will be missed by family and friends who knew her.…

Editor August 12, 2019

Obituaries

No service scheduled for ex-Marine Ervin Byler, 84

Ervin Byler, age 84, died Saturday, Aug. 10. Ervin served in the Marines from 1956 to 1961. He loved to ride his bike through country roads, but most importantly, he…

Editor August 12, 2019

Articles

Fire accord near, but Hopkins Twp.-tribe legal fight persists

An agreement between the Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatmis and Hopkins Township Board on services by the Hopkins Area Fire Authority appears to be nearing ratification by both sides. Hopkins…

Editor August 12, 2019

Columns

Basura: Naneena Ice Classic payout is more than $300,000

“The use of traveling is to regulate the imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” — Samuel Johnson NANEENA, Alaska. — We…

Editor August 12, 2019