Editor

Henika District Library director earn’s master’s from Wayne State

Molly Walker, who has served as director of the Henika District Library for the past five months, has completed work on her master’s degree in library and information science at…

Editor December 12, 2015

Obituaries

Funeral for Dawn Wiles, 79, will be held in Wayland Wednesday

Dawn Joyce Ayers Wiles, age 79, of Caledonia, died Friday, Dec. 11 Dawn is survived by her sons: Jim (Vicki) Ayers, Greg (Jill) Ayers, Dennis (Lisa) Ayers; 12 grandchildren and…

Editor December 12, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Michigan GOP insensitive to gun violence victims

by Amy Kerr Hardin A week ago today, just hours prior to the horrific mass shooting in California, Michigan House Democrats offered a resolution to declare Dec 9–16 as Remembrance…

Editor December 11, 2015

Sports

Hopkins girls’ and boys’ basketball teams both lose to Hamilton

The Hopkins boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams both lost to Hamilton in non-conference encounters Friday night on the wnners' floor. The boys were defeated 57-35 to have their season…

Editor December 11, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats defeat 3rd straight ‘team to watch’ in 41-38 war

Wayland’s gritty 41-38 victory Friday night over Hudsonville begs the question: “So just how good are the Lady Wildcats?” Overlooked by the media at the start of the season, coach…

Editor December 11, 2015

Editorial

Recreation authority is a splendid idea, but why the cloak and dagger?

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. News of the exploration of establishing a recreational authority in the Wayland Union School…

Editor December 11, 2015

Features

Wayland schools’ media class takes part in ‘Hour of Code’ program

Computers are everywhere, but fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago. Girls and minorities are severely under represented. Students in Kelly Boston’s media class participated in the Hour…

Editor December 11, 2015

Articles

Andy Moore to succeed Mark Sisson as Leighton Twp. planner

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening decided to hire Andy Moore as new planner, succeeding the retired Mark Sisson. Moore is an employee of Williams & Works of Grand Rapids,…

Editor December 11, 2015

Obituaries

Cremation, private memorial service held for James Larabel, 71

James "Jim" Larabel, age 71, of Wayland, died in his sleep on Wednesday, Dec. 9, after a long struggle with Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (C.O.P.D.) He is survived by his…

Editor December 11, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Prepare yourself for the silly season and tiresome rhetoric

by Robert M. Traxler As we enter what some folks call the silly season, the presidential election season, we see politicians on both sides of the spectrum using the same…

Editor December 10, 2015