Editor

Funeral Mass is Wednesday for Patricia Akers, 87, of Martin

Patricia A. Akers, age 87, of Martin, formerly of Shelbyville, died Saturday, May 27. Patricia loved being a homemaker and spending time with her family. She enjoyed canning, gardening, baking and…

Editor May 28, 2017

Community Notices

Wayland’s Teresa Fulk earns education specialist’s degree

Wayland Union Schools Director of Instruction Teresa Fulk has received official notice that she has earned her education specialist's degree from the University of Michigan-Flint. Fulk came to the local…

Editor May 28, 2017

Columns

Marsman Reports: Martin OM teams compete in World Finals

by Austin Marsman Four teams from Martin Public Schools put creativity on full display in a worldwide Odyssey of the Mind competition this week in Lansing. Sending more than 20…

Editor May 28, 2017

Columns

Subterranean Tales: ‘War Machine’ is painfully constipated

*** (out of 5) by Walter G. Tarrow "War Machine," an original movie showing exclusively on Netflix, stars Brad Pitt, perpetually perplexed with certainty, as General Glen McMahon, who is…

Editor May 28, 2017

Obituaries

2015 WHS grad Cody Lichtig dies from rare form of cancer

Cody James Lichtig, 21, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, died Tuesday, May 23, of a rare form of cancer at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.…

Editor May 27, 2017

Sports

Wildcats finish regular baseball season with 14-22 record

The Wayland High School varsity baseball team won its final regular season contest Friday over Allegan by a score of 4-2. This was the Wildcats' seventh win in their last eleven…

Editor May 27, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral mass celebrated for Mary Catherine Steffes, 82

Mary Catherine Steffes, age 82, died Tuesday, May 23, at home in Dorr. Her funeral mass was celebrated Saturday morning at St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Salem Township. Mary was well known…

Editor May 27, 2017

Sports

Lady Wildcats capture school record 12th girls’ soccer win

Wayland tasted victory in its final regular season girls' soccer game Friday evening with a 4-2 non-league win against West Catholic. The Lady Wildcats, who finished the regular season with a…

Editor May 27, 2017

Columns

Yes It is, It’s True: I love truth-seeking documentary films

When I am not writing stories, columns or editorials, my favorite pastime has become watching documentaries on the Internet late at night with glass in hand and monocle at ease.…

Editor May 26, 2017

Obituaries

Service Tuesday at Wayland VFW for Marv Boogard, 70

Marvin J. Boogaard, age 70, of Middleville, died Thursday, May 25. He was born in Grand Rapids Jan. 4, 1947, the son of Marvin J. Boogaard Sr. and Theresa (Roberts) Doran.…

Editor May 26, 2017