Editor

Longtime local woman Laurena Dreier dies at 94, service pending

Laurena Dreier of Wayland died Wednesday, March 16. She was 94. She was born to William and Lillian Mauchmar on Nov.28, 1921. The firstborn and oldest child in her family,…

Editor March 18, 2016

Sports

Season ends for Presley Hudson and CMU in NIT opener

Presley Hudson's first collegiate basketball season came to an end Thursday evening in the opening round of the women's National Invitational Tournament. She and the Central Michigan University basketball squad…

Editor March 18, 2016

Columns

Army Bob: Deny climate change and go to federal/state prison?

by Robert M. Traxler During a Senate hearing March 10, Attorney General Loretta Lynch did not even come close to ruling out a Federal Bureau of Investigations case investigating people…

Editor March 18, 2016

Editorial

The real criminal in Flint water crisis is privatization

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. More than a few people today have said how much they have enjoyed watching…

Editor March 17, 2016

Columns

Democracy Tree: Protect student journalism from censorship

by Amy Kerr Hardin Freedom of Speech for Student Journalists? — Everyone in Michigan, Democrat and Republican, Should Support It. Now, More Than Ever! A certain obnoxious Republican presidential candidate…

Editor March 16, 2016

Articles

Leighton Twp. Board adopts $2.7 million budget for 2016-17

The Leighton Township Board Wednesday evening adopted a $2.7 million budget for fiscal year 2016-17 after a special budget hearing. The budget will cover the period between April 1, 2016,…

Editor March 16, 2016

Obituaries

Mother of Mike, grandmother of Wes, Presley and Avery Hudson dies

Jeanne Anne (Hackett) Hudson of Wyoming, Mich., the matriarch of Wayland's most famous basketball family, died Wednesday, March 16. She was 77. She was the wife of WHS basketball star…

Editor March 16, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 207

25 Years Ago — March 20, 1991 A Gun Lake area Neighborhood Watch program has been launched by Steve Ellis and others in the wake of recent arsons of homes…

Editor March 16, 2016

Articles

Wayland Middle School removed from state Focus School list

After narrowing the achievement gap between top and bottom performing students, Wayland Union Middle School has been removed from the state’s focus school list, according to a press release from…

Editor March 16, 2016

Columns

Ranger Rick: Government subsidies cause high education cost

I recently heard a disturbing fact on the radio by an education “expert” (if there is such a thing) when examining the education of students in Detroit. He asserted a…

Editor March 15, 2016