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Monday Moanin’: Will we pay for private school busing?

Pupil transportation bill clears Michigan House: MI Republicans may force local districts to pay for private, parochial and charter school busing (Posted on the Fix the mitten blog Sept. 24, 2016)…

Editor September 25, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcat JVs 2nd in county-wide volleyball tourney

The Wayland junior varsity volleyball team took second place in the nine-team Allegan County Classic JV Invitational Saturday in Hopkins, losing in three games to Hamilton 25-21, 15-27, 15-11 in…

Editor September 25, 2016

Features

Seven WHS students join effort against prescription drug abuse

Seven students from the Wayland Pro Youth Team and Wahoos attended a facilitator training session with other Allegan County youth to learn about the misuse of prescription drugs and how…

Editor September 25, 2016

Columns

Barry Hastings: Trump is making America groan again

By Barry Hastings I'm pleased to see Hillary Clinton getting some sound effort from a pretty good group (far more than Trump) "Flag" officers, retired and active. These are people…

Editor September 25, 2016

Sports

Former Wildcat all-stater Ali Getty leads Northwood in sweep

Allison Getty, a 2014 graduate of Wayland High School, had 13 kills and three serving aces Friday in Northwood University's three-set victory over Lake Erie to push its record to…

Editor September 25, 2016

Obituaries

Service Tuesday for Ed Salski, 92, father of murder victim

Edward J. "Ed" Salski, age 92, formerly of Wayland, died Saturday, Sept. 24. He was the father of 1966 Wayland High School graduate John E. Salski, a teacher who was…

Editor September 24, 2016

Obituaries

Gun Lake man killed in traffic crash at U.S.-131 and 44th St.

Robert "Bob" Owen Reahm, 72, of Gun Lake, died Thursday afternoon, Sept. 22, in a traffic accident near the 44th Street exit at U.S.-131 after his car rear-ended a Rapid…

Editor September 24, 2016

Articles

Martin schools plan solar panels within the next 2 years

Martin Public School officials plan to be 99% powered by solar energy in the next two years. The Martin Board of Education, at its Sept. 19 meeting, voted to negotiate…

Editor September 24, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats, boys enjoy good day at Cedar Springs Invite

It was a pretty good day for the injury-riddled Wayland girls’ cross-country team and for the youthful and inexperienced boys’ squad Saturday at the Cedar Springs Invitational. The girls were…

Editor September 24, 2016

Columns

Democracy Tree: Rep. Lyons sold schools EpiPen monopoly

The controversial former chair of the Michigan House Committee on Education, State Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R-86), bought a bill of goods in yet another Mylan EpiPen scam and brought…

Editor September 24, 2016