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Jessica Merchant takes assistant coaching post at Stanford

Jessica Merchant, perhaps Wayland High School's most famous female athletic alum, has decided to join the coaching staff as an assistant at Stanford University. Merchant, an all-state and Miss Softball…

Editor August 2, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Where’s the hype about turning 150?

Perhaps it's way too early, or perhaps I've been out of the loop, but I have seen virtually no mention locally yet about the fact Wayland next year will observe…

Editor August 1, 2017

Community Notices

Dorr Township Treasurer honored for statistician services

Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin is being honored this year as a "Friend of Basketball" by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, one of about a dozen to receive the recognition.…

Editor August 1, 2017

Columns

Ranger Rick: In defense of State Rep. Steven Johnson

The much ado about nothing the author of this website and others piling on Representative Steve Johnson is just that — much hot air, and not much substance (like most Democrats).…

Editor August 1, 2017

Community Notices

Retro Room 1st business in new battle vs. ‘Corner Curse’

Wayland's newest downtown business continues the more than four decades battle against "The Corner Curse." The Retro Room, a place to buy and sell old recordings and electronics devices plans…

Editor July 31, 2017

Community Notices

Shear Concepts buys former Goodwill donation site

The Goodwill Donation Center at 1124 W. Superior St. in Wayland is closing and Shear Concepts next door has purchased the building. A phone call to the donation center, which…

Editor July 31, 2017

Columns

One Small Voice: Hurrah for Sen. John McCain’s last hurrah

In the early morning hours of July 28, as I watched Arizona Senator John McCain cast one of the three earth-shaking votes against the "skinny repeal" of the Trumpcare bill,…

Editor July 31, 2017

Columns

The Subterranean: ‘Feast for the eyes. Famine for the mind.’

(Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) Currently in wide release *** out of five stars by Walter G. Tarrow Valerian and the City of a Thousand…

Editor July 31, 2017

Obituaries

Visitation will be Tuesday for Gary Funk, 66, of Dorr

Gary E. Funk of Dorr died Saturday, July 29. He was 66. He was born Sept. 21, 1950, in New Salem, the son of Gerald and Louise (Steffes) Funk. Gary served…

Editor July 31, 2017

Community Notices

Martin Reformed Church youth serve in Kentucky

by Austin Marsman Martin Reformed Church sent 21 teens and adults on a week-long mission trip in Neon, Ky., earlier this month. After a day of travel, the group arrived…

Editor July 30, 2017