Posted inEditorial
I support Wayland Schools bond issue. I live here, too
Dear Wayland Union Schools Community: Most of you know me in my official capacity with the school system, but I am also a community resident (since 1985 with a small…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Local businessman explains South Main construction timeline
Preliminary work has begun on South Main Street in Wayland on the effort to add a left-turn lane. Milling began Thursday and Friday. Anthony Winters, a local businessman affected more…
Posted inArticles
Dorr trustee still fighting battle for farm preservation
Dr. EL. Kersten “That which does not destroy me merely delays the inevitable.” — Dr. E.L. Kersten, notorious demotivator, despair.com Conservative folks who still oppose the inevitability of urban and…
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WHS Jazz Band takes part in Hastings TAC festival
The Wayland High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Kelli Tilley Smith, took part in the annual Thornapple Arts Council jazz festival in Hastings Thursday afternoon.
Posted inSports
Hopkins scoring machine returns in twin bill sweep
Bad news for opponents: Lyla Reynolds' stroke at the plate is back in action. The Hopkins softball team put on its hitting shoes Thursday afternoon to sweep a doubleheader against…
Posted inSports
Wildcats split softball twin bill vs. unbeaten Ravenna
Rae Stallard ruined Ravenna's perfect record thus far this season with a clutch double in the seventh inning. Ravenna brought a 13-0 overall season record to Wayland and left the…
Posted inObituaries
Former Dorr woman Sandra Shanahan dies at age 72
Sandra Mae (Green) Shanahan, formerly of Dorr, died Tuesday, April 25. She was 72. Sandra was born in Cadillac Sept. 16, 1950. She lived in Luther with her parents and…
Posted inColumns
Army Bob: Socialist media managing issue of laptop
by Robert M. Traxler A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on — A saying attributed to Winston Churchill or…
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Milling crews begin work along South Main Street
The milling crew is working in the City of Wayland on South Main Street today and Friday. Workers are asking for the public's help to drive safe and follow closure…
Posted inColumns
Ana Kasparian truly ‘fair and balanced’ with news
Pat Wilde, a 1974 graduate of Wayland High School, a friend and a serious basketball referee over many years, told me not long ago that in his humble opinion the…