Posted inEditorial
Let’s use pot tax money to help ‘fix the damn roads’
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "See? It told you so." — Title of a book by Rush Limbaugh in…
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 — March 9, 1994 The Wayland Township Board voted 4-1 to ask Erwin…
Posted inSports
Martin girls overcome bad FT shooting, bad quarter
Martin girls had to overcome an astonishingly terrible offensive second quarter swoon, a surprising opponent with only seven players and just 24 students in the school altogether and a pretty…
Posted inColumns
Ranger Rick: ‘Flyover country’ folks want lower taxes
I was in conversation with a close friend and the TV commentator said, "In flyover country, there is a storm with high winds, cold air, and snow." My friend asked,…
Posted inObituaries
VFW luncheon Sunday to honor the late Paul Manning
Paul Manning, 87 of Allegan, died Saturday, March 2, at the Allegan County Medical Care Community. He was born on April 3, 1931, in Wayland, the son of the late…
Posted inColumns
Yes It Is, It’s True: Four 4Qs pass away in just 9 months
The grim reaper is breaking that old gang of mine — the 4Qs, a novelty musical group formed during turbulent times in 1968 and 1969 at Grand Valley State University.…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Winter: How can we miss you if you won’t go away?
Schools were closed and accidents abounded on the U.S.-131 expressway Tuesday morning, as winter refused to release its grip in West Michigan. March indeed came in roaring like a lion,…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Murder Mystery dinner is March 15 at Fine Arts Center
The Wayland High School Improv students and the Murder Mystery Co. professionals will put on a murder mystery show Friday evening, March 15, at the Fine Arts Center, 870 E.…
Posted inSports
Lady Wildcats’ season ends in loss to 21-0 Hamilton
The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team concluded its season in the first round of the Division 2 district tournament at Hudsonville Unity Christian with a 63-27 loss to Hamilton. The…
Posted inSports
Lady Vikings’ offensive woes fatal in district defeat
The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team’s season came to an abrupt end in the opening round of the Division 2 district tournament at Hudsonville Unity Christian. The Lady Vikings were…