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City to spend more than it takes in in 2025-26

The Wayland City Council got a fairly extensive sneak peek of the proposed 2025-2026 budget Monday night. City Treasurer Kate Balfoort gave a presentation outlining revenues and expenditures projected for…

Editor May 5, 2025

Columns

King & I: Meditation on Derby Day, Tulip Time

by Phyllis McCrossin I’m watching King and the maintenance person from the campground as they work this morning. King is weed wacking, one of his favorite pastimes, and the maintenance…

Editor May 5, 2025

Community Notices

Dodge Ram sought in hit-and-run crash

The Allegan County Sheriff's Department is looking for a Dodge Ram truck that struck a local woman's car in a traffic crash in front of McDonald's in Wayland Sunday and…

Editor May 5, 2025

Obituaries

Celebration of life will be May 24 at VFW for Jo Ann Carpenter

Jo Ann Carpenter (Brand), 66, of Wyoming (formerly of Wayland) died Wednesday, April 23. Jo Ann and her husband, Wayne Carpenter, were raised in Wayland and married at the City…

Editor May 5, 2025

Obituaries

Mass of Christian burial is May 12 for Maxine Gordon

Maxine Rose Gordon, 87, of Portage, died at her home on Sunday, April 27. Maxine was born Aug. 24, 1937, in Hopkins, the fifth child of Joseph (Iciek) and Rose…

Editor May 4, 2025

Features

Sloppy Joe Casserole Bake for a dish to pass

by Kathy Hamman Miller So last week I made enough Sloppy Joe to save a pound of it in the freezer for a busy day backup plan. The following recipe…

Editor May 4, 2025

Obituaries

Funeral is June 11 for Dennis Muczynski

Dennis “Jaja” Muczynski died Satuday, May 3, at his home in Dorr. Dennis was born to Chester and Theresa “Helen” (Zukowski) Muczynski on March 30, 1950. He met his wife…

Editor May 4, 2025

Features

Wildcat softball team suffers upset at TK

Kaylee Lown It had to be one of the most unexpected prep athletic upsets in these parts for a long time.A Middleville Thornapple Kellogg softball team that couldn’t score a…

Editor May 4, 2025

Features

Track invite Hopkins vs. Wayland war

Riley Homrich The Hopkins girls and the Wayland boys took first places Saturday at the Hopkins Invitational track meet. Hopkins boys and Wayland girls, meanwhile, both took second. The Wildcat…

Editor May 3, 2025

Features

Wildcat jayvees win 2nd straight tourney

The Wayland High School junior varsity softball team Saturday won its second consecutive softball tournament by taking all the marbles at the Comstock Invitational. The junior Wildcats, coached by Coralie…

Editor May 3, 2025