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Funeral for Dawn Wiles, 79, will be held in Wayland Wednesday

Dawn Joyce Ayers Wiles, age 79, of Caledonia, died Friday, Dec. 11 Dawn is survived by her sons: Jim (Vicki) Ayers, Greg (Jill) Ayers, Dennis (Lisa) Ayers; 12 grandchildren and…
Posted by Editor December 12, 2015
Posted inColumns

Democracy Tree: Michigan GOP insensitive to gun violence victims

by Amy Kerr Hardin A week ago today, just hours prior to the horrific mass shooting in California, Michigan House Democrats offered a resolution to declare Dec 9–16 as Remembrance…
Posted by Editor December 11, 2015
Hopkins girls’ and boys’ basketball teams both lose to Hamilton
Posted inSports

Hopkins girls’ and boys’ basketball teams both lose to Hamilton

The Hopkins boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams both lost to Hamilton in non-conference encounters Friday night on the wnners' floor. The boys were defeated 57-35 to have their season…
Posted by Editor December 11, 2015
Posted inSports

Lady Wildcats defeat 3rd straight ‘team to watch’ in 41-38 war

Wayland’s gritty 41-38 victory Friday night over Hudsonville begs the question: “So just how good are the Lady Wildcats?” Overlooked by the media at the start of the season, coach…
Posted by Editor December 11, 2015
Posted inEditorial

Recreation authority is a splendid idea, but why the cloak and dagger?

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. News of the exploration of establishing a recreational authority in the Wayland Union School…
Posted by Editor December 11, 2015
Posted inFeatures

Wayland schools’ media class takes part in ‘Hour of Code’ program

Computers are everywhere, but fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago. Girls and minorities are severely under represented. Students in Kelly Boston’s media class participated in the Hour…
Posted by Editor December 11, 2015
Posted inArticles

Andy Moore to succeed Mark Sisson as Leighton Twp. planner

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening decided to hire Andy Moore as new planner, succeeding the retired Mark Sisson. Moore is an employee of Williams & Works of Grand Rapids,…
Posted by Editor December 11, 2015
Posted inObituaries

Cremation, private memorial service held for James Larabel, 71

James "Jim" Larabel, age 71, of Wayland, died in his sleep on Wednesday, Dec. 9, after a long struggle with Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (C.O.P.D.) He is survived by his…
Posted by Editor December 11, 2015
Army Bob: Prepare yourself for the silly season and tiresome rhetoric
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Army Bob: Prepare yourself for the silly season and tiresome rhetoric

by Robert M. Traxler As we enter what some folks call the silly season, the presidential election season, we see politicians on both sides of the spectrum using the same…
Posted by Editor December 10, 2015
Posted inArticles

Leighton will grow even more if Switch occupies Steelcase pyramid

State Rep. Ken Yonker flatly told the Leighton Township Board Thursday evening that Leighton will continue to grow if the State Legislature can work out an agreement to bring the…
Posted by Editor December 10, 2015

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