Posted inSports
Lady Wildcat golfers runners-up at TK Invitational
The Wayland girls' golf team played very well at the Yankee Springs course Friday, Aug. 25, taking home the runner-up trophy at the TK Invitational. Wayland shot a team score…
Posted inSports
Wildcats split in first 2 O-K Gold soccer matches
The Wayland boys' soccer team split its first two O-K Gold Conference matches last week, defeating Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 3-1 Aug. 28, but dropping a 5-2 decision two days later…
Posted inSports
WHS grad Tristen Ortiz scores 2 goals to help Trine win
Freshman Tristen Ortiz, a 2017 graduate of Wayland High School, scored two goals to help lead the Trine University men's soccer team to a 3-1 win against Muskingum University in its first…
Posted inObituaries
Memorial Sept. 16 for former Wayland man David Gambee
Former Wayland man David Gambee died Saturday morning at his home in Oakland County. He was 68. Gambee attended Wayland schools during his junior high years. Among his survivors are…
Posted inSports
WHS grad Sydney Ritz named to all-tourney volleyball team
Wayland High School graduate Sydney Ritz was named to the all-tournament team after the Spring Arbor University volleyball team concluded play at the Siena Heights University Classic Saturday. The Cougars…
Posted inEditorial
Assessor’s resignation proves Dorr Contras resurgent
The news this week that Dorr Township Assessor Patti Sampley has resigned merely bolsters my assertion that the Contras are resurgent in local politics and the consequences are obvious. Sampley,…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Fire in pole barn destroys truck in Moline area
A pole barn fire late Saturday afternoon destroyed a truck at the Bill Bos residence in the Moline area. Bos was using the building as a work shop for his…
Posted inColumns
Basura: City slickers, kids educated in Overisel farm visit
“With an oink oink here, an oink oink there, here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink oink.” — Old MacDonald Had a Farm It was 1981,…
Posted inColumns
The Subterranean: Safdie Bros. score with ‘Good Time’
Review of "Good Time" ***1/2 out of five stars Currently showing at Celebration! Cinema RiverTown in Grandville A bank heist gone awry with two brothers, a smart one and a…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Traffic crash east of Wayland leaves several people injured.
A two-car traffic crash occurred at the intersection of 4th Street and 135th Avenue in Wayland Township early Saturday morning, according to authorities in Allegan County. The incident was reported…