A celebration of life will Friday in Grand Rapids for Johnathon Curl-Cardosa, who was killed May 1 in a motorcyle crash in Leighton Township. “John” was born on Feb. 16, 1981, in Grand Rapids to Dianne Curl and Ray Cardosa. John loved his family and friends beyond measure. He loved to host summer cookouts and […]
Interim Wayland City Fire Chief Jon Timmers told the City Council that though the number of calls are up and Chief Jim Stoddard is recovering from a heart attack, the department is still well equipped to take of business. Timmers appeared at Monday night’s meeting to thank the community and city officials for their support
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I wish to sing the praises of forward thinking demonstrated this week by Leighton Township Clerk Rachel Fennema and Trustees Brian Bonnema and John Hooker. Instead of succumbing to the tired, outdated, old fiddle-faddle opinion that has dominated Leighton
(From the Wayland Globe February 23, 1917 issue – 107 years ago)
A GoFundMe account has been established for former Wayland resident Jenny Barker Osentoski, whose house has been devastated by recent storms and flooding in Pointe Blank, Texas. A spokesperson sponsoring the fund posted,”Her home and car were severely damaged, and she is currently displaced with no flood insurance to cover the damages. Jenny is staying with
The Hopkins girls and Wayland boys emerged as winners of the Hopkins Track Invitational Saturday. The Viking girls scored 165.5 points, more than 40 more than the runners-up I;n the nine-team field, and the Wildcat guys more than doubled the number of points of their nearest competitor with 219. The ‘Cat, as usual scored heavily
Voters in the Wayland Union School District will be asked to approve the renewal of an 18.387-mill non-homestead tax levy in a special election Tuesday, May 7. The non-homestead millage applies only to commercial and industrial properties and to residents with second homes. Most homeowners will not be be affected. If the millage renewal is
It would be a keen grasp of the obvious to say that Wayland softball is on a roll. Coach Cheri Ritz’s Lady Wildcats claimed their 13th consecutive victory on the diamond Saturday, quite a turnaround from that awful “Bad Day at Bailey Park” just two weeks ago. The ‘Cats won the Wayland Invitational by posting
The Gun Lake Protection Association is calling for members and residents to show up at a meeting of Zoning Board of Appeals at the Tyden Center in Hastings Monday, May 13. A GLPA spokesperson said the owner of property on Pickerel Cove, Gun Lake, is applying for a variance for the tiny house erected on
The Martin boys’ and girls’ track teams both lost in a dual meet Wednesday against Gobles. The boys lost 79-54 and the girls 97-37. Junior Alex Morin won the 800-meter run by more than eight seconds, in 2:20.55. Senior Logan Kent took the 110-meter high hurdles in 21.07 seconds. Gavin Meyers emerged first in the
