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Paving project under way on 142nd Ave., Dorr Twp.

Road construction season has begun in earnest, and one of the latest to surface is the paving of 142nd Avenue in Dorr Township. Signs and cones have up from Division…

Editor May 1, 2024

Articles

2nd school forum again attracts sparse crowd

It was Round Two of community forums for the Wayland Union School District, and this time the community attendance was even more shabby than the first time. Only five people…

Editor April 30, 2024

Obituaries

Funeral mass will be Thursday for Lucy Fifelski, 100

Lucy Fifelski, age 100, died Monday, April 29, at the Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. Lucy was born to Frank and Josephine Marcinek on Oct. 19, 1923. She was…

Editor April 30, 2024

Obituaries

Private graveside service is later for Keith Butcher

Keith Robert Butcher, age 79, died at his home in Shelbyville. Keith loved reading, traveling with Kathy, and animals - especially horses. He loved going to horse shows with his…

Editor April 29, 2024

Community Notices

U of M Health Center ribbon cutting will be Tuesday

University of Michigan Health-West will be host for a ribbon cutting ceremony from noon to 1 p.m. for its new Wayland Health Center at 1113 West Superior St. The new center, which…

Editor April 29, 2024

Columns

Grandma’s Recipe Box: From the ‘Delectable Delights’ cookbook

Editor April 29, 2024

Community Notices

Wayland Fire Chief in hospital after cardiac emergency

City of Wayland Fire Chief Jim Stoddard is a patient at the Butterworth campus of Corewell Health Systems in Grand Rapids. Stoddard had a medical emergency Friday while driving a…

Editor April 29, 2024

Obituaries

Former Wayland State Police officer John Kool dies

John P. Kool, 93, died Friday, April 19. John served in the U.S. Navy and as an officer for the Michigan State Police, at the Wayland post in the late…

Editor April 29, 2024

Columns

In local sports, that was the positive weekend that was

I hereby declare the weekend of April 26 to April 28 the best in news for Wayland, Hopkins and Martin High Schools. It seemed so many positive developments occurred, all…

Editor April 28, 2024

Obituaries

Celebration of life for Dick Miller of Dorr is Aug. 15

Vector version of my own calligraphy Richard D. Miller husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather died quietly at his home in Dorr late Thursday evening. He was 93. Dick started his…

Editor April 27, 2024