Editor

Wayland Food Service named Chartwells Account of the Year

Wayland Union Schools this summer was named the Chartwells Account of the Year for the Great Lakes Region which is made up of 168 school districts. The district was selected…

Editor September 9, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcat golfers finish 5th at O-K Gold jamboree

The Wayland girls' varsity golf team finished fifth among seven teams in the latest O-K Gold Conference jamboree Thursday with a team score of 208 at Egypt Valley, the home…

Editor September 9, 2016

Articles

New Leighton Twp. Hall will be ready for Nov. 8 election

Leighton Township voters will be able to use the new township hall for the Nov. 8 general election, according to Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis. Work on the new offices, an…

Editor September 9, 2016

Obituaries

Services will be Tuesday for WHS graduate Arthur ‘Harry’ Shade

Arthur "Harry" Shade, age 72, of Hudsonville, a 1963 graduate of Wayland High School, died Wednesday, Sept. 7. He is survived by his wife, Sheryl; children, Danielle and Cory McClellan,…

Editor September 9, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings come from behind to defeat Belding best 3 of 5

The Hopkins varsity volleyball came from behind Thursday evening to defeat Belding in the opening O-K Silver Conference match for both teams. The Lady Vikings fell behind 2-1 in after…

Editor September 8, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats lose in 3 sets to state-ranked GR Christian

The O-K Gold Conference has been regarded as one of the best Division 2 volleyball leagues in all of Michigan for quite some time. It's even better with the addition…

Editor September 8, 2016

Sports

Wildcat boys edge Hopkins 1-0 in soccer defensive thriller

The Wayland boys' soccer team "capped off a great week of play with a much deserved 1-0 win over Hopkins," said coach Ben Sleeman Thursday evening. The coach added, "Chuck…

Editor September 8, 2016

Columns

Army Bob: Guest worker program best serves supply and demand

by Robert M. Traxler Is mass immigration a good thing? Is it shortsighted to not have a guest worker program? Are we playing politics with our long-term future? All difficult…

Editor September 8, 2016

Articles

Air park project still a contentious issue in Leighton Township

A proposal for an air park continues to provide issues for discussion for some local residents and members of the Leighton Township Board. Though the matter was not on the…

Editor September 8, 2016

Columns

Democracy Tree: So Meijer has state legislators in the bag

by Amy Kerr Hardin Members of a Michigan-based political action committee thinks they have it in the bag with their timely $20K contribution to state lawmakers. It was recently disclosed…

Editor September 8, 2016