Editor

Martin and Hopkins girls’ basketball seasons end in districts

The girls' basketball seasons for both Martin and Hopkins came to an end Wednesday evening in the district tournament. Martin's season ended with a 13-7 record overall after the Clippers…

Editor March 2, 2016

Obituaries

Visitation, service for Brian Bailey will be Saturday afternoon

Brian Timothy Bailey, age 60, of Wayland, died Monday, Feb. 29, His wife, Michelle Bailey, died just five months ago. Brian grew up with a love for the outdoors, Harley…

Editor March 2, 2016

Sports

Wildcats, despite 2 wins, fall 2 places in latest state hoops poll

There have been two errors made this week in assessing Wayland's varsity basketball team. One official scorer's mistake robbed the Wildcats of a point in Friday night's 53-46 win (actually…

Editor March 2, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats blow out Grand River Prep in semis, 67-15

The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team Wednesday night earned a berth in Class B District finals by pummeling Grand River Prep 67-15 in the semifinals at Wyoming Godwin Heights. The…

Editor March 2, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 205

25 years Ago — March 6, 1991 A seven-mile stretch of Patterson Avenue going north from 135th Avenue, described as "pot hole infested," is scheduled for major reconstruction, road improvement…

Editor March 2, 2016

Editorial

United we stand: This country was founded on compromise

A very interesting phenomenon is the large number of labels we place on people: conservative, liberal, racist, mean-spirited, sexist, pinhead, stupid, homophobic, communist, NAZI, pig, fascist, to name but a…

Editor March 2, 2016

Columns

Barsura: The faux pas over ‘arrowheads’ at the Baldwin dig

We anthropology students at Grand Valley learned early that using the term "arrowhead" was unacceptable, at least scholastically. At institutions of higher learning, those artifacts are called projectile points. It…

Editor March 1, 2016

Community Notices

Second big winter storm in a week hits West Michigan

Another winter snowstorm hit West Michigan Tuesday, less than a week after getting nailed by 11 inches of the white stuff. The scene for motorists looked a lot like this,…

Editor March 1, 2016

Community Notices

STEM program planned at Hopkins Middle School March 7

An engineering and design STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) program is planned for 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 7 at Hopkins Middle School. This is a free program…

Editor March 1, 2016

Editorial

Clarification needed on Dorr meetings and Dan Weber

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. It is entirely possible that Monday night’s article, “Dan Weber’s work schedule wrecks havoc…

Editor March 1, 2016