Editor

Summer free lunch series is back and bigger than ever

Wayland Union Schools will start its second Summer Fun Days celebration series Monday, June 13, ending the weekday program Aug. 27, featuring free lunches for area kids under 18 years…

Editor May 16, 2016

Community Notices

Martin High School students win state woodworking title

Martin High School students Andrew Dykstra and Faith Guritz were regional and state champions in woodworking recently. Both entered woodworking projects in the MITES (Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society)…

Editor May 16, 2016

Community Notices

WHS Baccalaureate service planned for Saturday

As the academic year comes to a close, the Wayland Union school district has a variety of events and responsibilities to handle. Supt. Norm Taylor noted that public schools’ no…

Editor May 16, 2016

Articles

Wayland area man charged in DUI fatal traffic crash

Dale Robert Melick, 53, of Wayland was arraigned this afternoon in Allegan County District Court in connection with the fatal traffic crash early Saturday morning in 135th Avenue in Wayland…

Editor May 16, 2016

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: Would you believe me…

by Barry Hastings ... if I told you the third leading cause of death among Americans is "medical error?" Heart disease is #1, cancer #2, mistakes by medical professionals #3.…

Editor May 16, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcat JVs win Fruitport Invitational title

The Wayland High School junior varsity softball team won the Fruitport Invitational Saturday. The Lady Wildcats took out Northview 10-7, Muskegon Oakridge 11-6 and host Fruitpost 12-7 in three very…

Editor May 16, 2016

Sports

Sarah Brewer records 36th fastest time at River Bank Run

Sarah Brewer, a 2006 Wayland High School graduate, finished 36th out of more than 2,200 runners at the Fifth Third River Bank Run Saturday in Grand Rapids. Brewer was a…

Editor May 14, 2016

Sports

Three Wildcats league champs, team finishes 3rd in Gold

The Wayland boys’ varsity track team finished third in the O-K Gold Conference meet Saturday in the cold, wind and rain. The Wildcats came up with 116 team points. Ottawa…

Editor May 14, 2016

Obituaries

Service planned for Tuesday for Mary VanEe, 96, of Dorr

Mary H. Mary H. (Bach) VanEe, of Dorr, died Friday, May 13, the day before her 97th birthday. Mary loved to cook and bake for people she cared for. She…

Editor May 14, 2016

Features

‘Fairy Free for All’ will be presented at WMS May 20

The Wayland Middle School Drama Club will present "Fairy Free For All" at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the middle school cafeteria. In the Never Never Land, time is…

Editor May 14, 2016