Editor

The Muck Starts Here: Revisionism is easy, decisions are hard

Revisionism is easy... but making harsh, horrid, homicidal decisions, in real life and real time, is not as easy as most people think (check out the ever-whiter hair of every…

Editor June 12, 2016

Sports

Hopkins bowler takes 15th place in Pepsi tournament

Hopkins sophomore Brendan Gossman placed 15th out of 277 bowlers who competed in the 2016 Michigan State USBC Pepsi bowling tournament in Bay City earlier this year. Gossman came up…

Editor June 12, 2016

Editorial

Is Islamic terrorism now targeting gay Americans?

To the editor: The reports of yet one more terrorist attack in the United States have put 50 dead and 53 wounded. The fact that the terrorist performed the massacre…

Editor June 12, 2016

Columns

‘The Wizard of Wayland remains an enigma to me

John Wooden, legendary college basketball coach at UCLA, was nicknamed “The Wizard of Westwood.” In these parts, we could call Lady Wildcats’ softball coach Cheri Ritz “The Wizard of Wayland.”…

Editor June 11, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats capture regional crown, move to quarters

The Wayland girls' softball team captured its ninth Division 2 regional championship Saturday afternoon at Hope College, defeating Hudsonville Unity Christian 7-3 in the finals after downing Forest Hills Eastern…

Editor June 11, 2016

Sports

Lacey James to sit out season, then play at N. Illinois

Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced the addition of 2015 Wayland High School graduate Lacey James to the Huskie program for the 2016-17 season. “We are…

Editor June 10, 2016

Editorial

Sizable crowd encouraging at forum about school needs

ACHTUNG: The following is a not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. A funny thing happened at the school forum Wednesday evening. A good…

Editor June 10, 2016

Community Notices

Wayland summer meal series gets under way Monday

The Wayland Union Schools series of fun, summer events and free meals for students under 18 years old will get under way Monday, June 13, at a variety of locations…

Editor June 10, 2016

Articles

Lilly seems to be gaining in her battle vs. aplastic anemia

The roller coaster ride of battling aplastic anemia for 10-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr is on the upswing again. It was only two months ago that Lilly’s mother, Meg,…

Editor June 10, 2016

Columns

Democracy Tree: First Amendment rights under seige

by Amy Kerr Hardin “Truth comes from the competition of ideas. Critical thinking skills involve listening to both sides.” — Robert Rosenkranz, chairman of Intelligence Squared, speaking at a debate…

Editor June 9, 2016