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Benefit dinner for cancer victim slated for July 23

July 11, 2016

A benefit dinner for Missy Peckham is planned for 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday July 23, at the United Church of Wayland, 411 E Superior St. The event will include a ham dinner and Chinese auction. Donations are greatly appreciated to help this family offset the cost of her cancer...

Monday Moanin’: Why is early education workers’ pay so low?

July 10, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ If early-childhood education is so critical why do we pay workers so little? Nearly half the families of Michigan's child care workers rely on public assistance, report says By Brian McVicar | bmcvicar@mlive.com Follow on Twitter http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/07/nearly_half_of_michigans_child.html While...

Community Notices

Seventh annual Main Street celebration is this weekend

July 10, 2016

The seventh annual Main Street celebration in downtown Wayland will be held Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16. The festival will be kicked off Friday evening when New Life Community Church will be host for a 5,000-meter "Light It Up" glow-in-the-dark night run. The 5K adult run will commence...

Rhonda Baker, formerly of Wayland, dies at age 55

July 10, 2016

Rhonda J. Baker, 55, of Wyoming, formerly of Wayland, died Wednesday, July 6. She is survived by her children, Curt (Melissa) Filkins, Ashley Baker, Justin (Ceza) Koster, Jaimie (Greg) Reynolds; grandchildren, Alyxiss and Gavin Filkins, Holden and Alphonse Koster; sisters and brothers, Jerri (Bill) Reid, Larry Sandmeyer, Randy (Anna Maria)...

The Muck Starts Here: Barry sheriff ducks debate

July 10, 2016

by Barry Hastings Claiming a woman from, "the Jordan camp," had threatened his family," at a meet-the-candidate affair a week or so ago, controversial Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf now says such a debate is, "Off the table - completely off the table." Many people over here are laughing up...

Hopkins’ Laura Velderman to compete in Jr. Olympics finals

July 10, 2016

Hopkins High School sophomore Laura Velderman placed second n the 800-meter run Saturday at the Junior Olympics regional meet in Ohio to earn a berth in the national meet in a couple of weeks in California. Velderman also competed in the open 400, but did not make the final four...

Abigail Nobel to challenge Mary Whiteford in State Rep. primary

July 9, 2016

State Rep. Mary Whiteford might be getting tired of running for her job as legislator from the 80th District. Abigail Nobel of Salem Township has filed to run in the Aug. 2 Republican primary for the post, making it the fourth time Whiteford has been in an election in less...

We still haven’t acknowledged our national disease of racism

July 9, 2016

ACHTUNG: The following is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. Though I published an opinion piece from a quasi-celebrity this week, I despise the alarming frequency in which famous peoples’ comments on serious issues of the day are distributed in the media. I...

Basura: What about ‘with liberty and justice for all?’

July 9, 2016

“If we take an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, we end up a nation of blind, toothless people.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I awoke to discover police officers were killed – murdered – in Dallas, likely as a response to police matters in...

Nicole Bush misses in 2nd bid to be in Olympic Games

July 8, 2016

Nicole Bush, who was a frequent guest with the Wayland Road Runners summer group and all-state cross-country runner for current Wayland harriers' coach Ray Antel at Kelloggsville, lost her bid to be in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month. Bush, who was national collegiate champion in the...

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