Editor

We can do it! Sign the petition to repeal fireworks law

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Anyone who would like to sign the petition to repeal Michigan’s fireworks law enacted…

Editor June 28, 2016

Columns

Ranger Rick: New World Order is squashed for now

The British exit from the European Union is an example of the same thing that happened before the U.S. Civil War. The British were sick and tired of supporting a…

Editor June 28, 2016

Features

Flying Aces! group entertains kids at Steeby Elementary

The Flying Aces! were special guests Monday morning at Steeby Elementary as part of the continuing Wayland Union school district “fantastic” summer free lunch series. Children watched the exciting performance…

Editor June 27, 2016

Columns

Monday Moanin’: Results of removing standardized tests

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions | www.hampshire.edu “If we reduce education to…

Editor June 27, 2016

Community Notices

WHS Class of ’66 members roam halls of their alma mater

The Wayland High School Class of 1966 had its 50th reunion this weekend with a variety of activities, may of them plotted by a committee headed by Colleen Lapham VanderPloeg.…

Editor June 26, 2016

Community Notices

Fourth of July weekend offers lots of local celebrations

The Fourth of July weekend in this area Friday, July 1, to Monday, July 4, once again will be highlighted by traditional celebrations in Leighton, Dorr and Hopkins Townships. Leighton…

Editor June 26, 2016

Obituaries

Wayland High School grad Amos Knoth dies at 43

Amos Knoth, a Wayland High School graduate, died early Sunday morning at Metro Health Hospital. He was 43. A Go Fund Me page set up for him reported, "Last Sunday…

Editor June 26, 2016

Obituaries

Dorr native Marie Stoner dies at age 99 in Tecumseh

Marie, E. Stoner of Tecumseh, a native of Dorr and formerly of Kalamazoo, died Thursday June 23, at the Fieldstone Assisted Living. Marie was born Sept. 12, 1917, in Dorr…

Editor June 26, 2016

Obituaries

Funeral will be Tuesday for Emmett Kadwell Sr. of Dorr

Emmett H. Kadwell, Sr., 90 of Dorr, died Saturday, June 25. Emmett served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Leighton United…

Editor June 25, 2016

Features

1969 WHS grad Barb DeVries in the battle of her life

Barbara Hydorn Keil DeVries, a 1969 graduate of Wayland High School, has seen many challenges in her lifetime, but her biggest one has just arrived — brain cancer. DeVries this…

Editor June 25, 2016