Month: September 2021

Wayland schools struggle with Covid, other issues

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September has not been kind to the Wayland Union school district, as Board of Education members Monday night lamented some troubling recent student incidents and continuing battles with the Coronavirus. In the past two weeks there have been reports of violence and of rowdy and “disgusting” behavior, enough to prompt...
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Ramblin’ Road: Suddenly active campground buzzing

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by Phyllis McCrossin It’s Saturday. I think. Now that I’m two weeks into my second retirement the days are, once again, beginning to blend together. To be honest, I truly do know it’s Saturday because the Michigan v Rutgers game is on TV. Now that I don’t come home from...
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WHS equestrian team wins District #19 championship

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The Wayland High School equestrian team captured its first-ever district championship Saturday at the Barry County Fairgrounds. MIHA District 19 includes teams from Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kalamazoo and Kent counties in Michigan. Members show their own and their horse's strengths through sportsmanship and team focus in District 19.
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Kalamazoo man killed in motorcycle crash on 131

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A 43-year-old Kalamazoo man was killed early Sunday morning south of Shelbyville when his motorcycle struck a deer just north of the Martin exit on U.S-131. Authorities said the driver died at the scene. His passenger suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital. Anyone who may have seen...
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Columns

One Small Voice: Yes, Army Bob gets under my skin

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by Lynn Mandaville I don’t like to admit it, but Robert Traxler ("Army Bob") knows how to get under my skin.  And I bet he likes it. I sometimes think that maybe I get under his skin, too.  And when I think I have done that, I like it, too....
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Both ‘Cat cross teams win trophies at Cedar Springs

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It was the best day for Wayland High School cross country in quite a spell Saturday morning, as the boys’ squad captured first place and the girls were runners-up at the Cedar Springs Invitational. The boys finished three points ahead of the host team with 26 to take the trophy....
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Wildcats absorb a 62-21 defeat from South Christian

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The Wayland High School Band prepares to take the field at halftime with the scoreboard showing a 42-7 deficit. A South Christian football team smarting from a loss a week ago to Grand Rapids Catholic Central, bounced back in a big way on the gridiron Friday to spoil Wayland's homecoming,...
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Vikings fall in 4th period to unbeaten Comstock Park

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It has become clear that this year’s battle for the O-K Silver Conference football championship will be between Comstock Park Belding and Sparta. Hopkins’ 42-12 defeat Friday night at the hands of the visiting Panthers made that realization painfully clear. Comstock Park, with the triumph, moved to 3-0 in league...
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Leppinks corrals may show what’s ahead in these parts

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. The startling sight of a couple of shopping cart corrals during the first week of the arrival of the new grocery store Leppinks in Dorr  brings up a couple of issues — a slippery...
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Traffic snarled again on U.S.-131 because of crash

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A traffic crash involving a semi and another vehicle cause massive backups on northbound U.S.-131 Friday afternoon. The Yankee Springs/Wayland Fire Department and other area firefighters spent time at the scene, which was just north of the Dorr-Moline Exit No. 68. The backups also affected traffic on Division heading north...
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