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Distracted driving is growing problem causing traffic crashes

April 6, 2016

With more than 3,000 people killed nationwide in distracted-affected crashes in 2012, the Michigan State Police (MSP) seeks to educate the public about the dangers of distracted driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the...

Basura: I made the Marine tennis team in Hawaii, for awhile

April 5, 2016

“Contrariness;” continued Tweedledum, “if it was so, it might be; and, if it were so, it must be; but, if it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.” — Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass Out of boot camp, I was ordered to Marine Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, on the Island of...

Wayland High School pool closed for at least this week

April 5, 2016

The Wayland High School pool will be closed for the rest of the week and perhaps longer. Fitness & Aquatics Director John Charon of Northern Physical Therapy said the water heater in the pool stopped stopped working Monday. "Due to the extremely cold water temperatures, we will have to cancel...

WHS Robotics Team wins Rookie All-Star Award at districts

April 5, 2016

The Wayland Union High School Robotics Team received the Rookie All-Star Award at the FIRST Robotic district championship competition Friday and Saturday at East Kentwood High School. The Woldcats also were ranked 15th out of 40 teams. Wayland was one of nine rookie teams but the only one to receive...

Wayland city police officers agree to new 5-year contract

April 5, 2016

Local police officers and the Wayland City Council have agreed to a new five-year employment contract. The City Council Monday night unanimously approved the pact, which covers the years 2016 to 2021. The negotiating teams included Police Chief Steve Chief Harper, Finance Director Cherie Parish, and City Manager Tim McLean....

Ranger Rick: Business works well when it is treated fairly

April 5, 2016

Politicians tend to always look at solutions to problems instead of getting to the root cause of the problem to be solved and what caused it to arise into a problem. Such are the ways of the federal and state elected officials. Normally, they are not the “sharpest knives” in...

Statewide tornado drill will take place at 1:30 p.m. April 13

April 4, 2016

Allegan County Emergency Management reminds residents that the 2016 statewide tornado drill will take place at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. Allegan County Emergency Management encourages public institutions, business and residents to review their plans and participate in this drill if the situation permits. Allegan County will not activate sirens...

Wildcat Sydney Urben selected to all-state bowling team

April 4, 2016

Wayland High School sophomore Sydney Urben has been selected to the first unit of the Division II girls’ all-state bowling team. The announcement came this week from the Michigan High School Interscholastic Bowling Association. Urben finished runner-up in the individual state tournament in February and she was a huge factor...

City Park renovations expected to be completed next month

April 4, 2016

Work is progressing at the City Park, which will have renovations and improvements done this spring in Wayland. City Manager Tim McLean told the City Council Monday evening that water and sewer hookup have been completed and "things are coming along well." New playground equipment is expected to arrive and...

Aplastic anemia patient Lilly, 10, now in New York for therapy

April 4, 2016

Lilly Vanden Bosch, 10, of Dorr, has been flown to New York City for a cutting-edge medical treatment called Adaptive T-Cell Therapy, in which a specific kind of white blood cells will be injected into her to help eliminate a virus. Lilly, who underwent a bone marrow transplant last November...

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