Editor

Tennis, basketball courts work at City Park nearly done

The work on the new tennis courts at the Wayland City Park is nearly complete, as crew members put the finishing touches on cement near Church Street. The park this…

Editor May 5, 2016

Features

Local mom, Pine Street students send gift bags to cancer patients

Being a cancer survivor herself, Ann Merren knew she wanted to help others going through chemotherapy. Merren works for the Thirty One bag company, which has a program called "Thirty…

Editor May 5, 2016

Features

Ukrainian student schools WHS class on Islamic faith

Wayland High School foreign exchange student, Olha Shenkarenko, from the European country Ukraine, spoke to Contemporary World Literature class members, who are reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns," to break the…

Editor May 5, 2016

Columns

Basura: Tattoos just ain’t what they used to be — primitive

“You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.” — Yogi Berra Pop singer Iggy Azalea provided some spelling…

Editor May 4, 2016

Sports

Ex-Wildcat standout Teunissen is WHAC’s top newcomer

Freshman pitcher Mallory Teunissen was named to the all-conference team for the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and was selected as WHAC Newcomer of the Year. Teunissen, a 2015 Wayland High School…

Editor May 4, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 214

25 Years Ago — May 8, 1991 Michael Cook, 41, of Dorr, was arrested for assaulting Wayland Junior High School Principal Jon Jensen by threatening him with physical harm when…

Editor May 4, 2016

Community Notices

‘Sounding of the Siren’ event for Gun Lake is May 17

A “Sounding of the Siren” public celebration to recognize successful collaborative partnership and fund-raising effort to purchase a severe weather siren to enhance public safety in the Gun Lake area…

Editor May 4, 2016

Sports

Wildcats drop 9-inning thriller, but win nightcap 7-2

The Wayland varsity baseball team lost a nine-inning thriller to Hastings in the first game of their double-header Tuesday, but came back to win the nightcap, 7-2. The Wildcats were…

Editor May 4, 2016

Obituaries

Mass of Christian burial will be Friday for Corlyss Leach

Corlyss Leach age 74 of Wayland, died Monday, May 2, after a long struggle with cancer. Corlyss is survived by her husband of 55 years, Gary Leach; children: Tina (Brian)…

Editor May 4, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcat softball squad is 6-0 in O-K Gold

The Wayland girls' varsity softball team shut out Hastings twice Tuesday, 12-0 and 14-0. The Lady Wildcats, the defending Class B state champions, are supposed to rebuilding after heavy graduation…

Editor May 3, 2016