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Memorial service will be Friday for Kelly ‘Skip’ Hartman

Kelly "Skip" Hartman, age 59, of Wayland, died June 6. He was born on March 21, 1956, in Grand Rapids, to Ike and Johanna Hartman. Skip graduated from Thornapple-Kellogg High…

Editor June 15, 2015

Community Notices

Martin High School alumni banquet brings in 56 ex-students

Fifty-six alumni attended the 2015 Martin School Alumni Banquet Saturday, June 6. Of the 56, three were graduating seniors and 12 were members of the 50-year class of 1965. A…

Editor June 15, 2015

Columns

Monday Moanin’: Ruminations on Flag Day, iPads, civics, comfort

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net All I know is what I read online “Well, what shall I talk about? I ain’t got anything funny to say. All I know is what…

Editor June 14, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Aramark, corporate citizen. Oh, the humanity!

by Amy Kerr Hardin As corporate “people” go, Aramark Inc. is pretty pleased with itself recently. You see they’ve found a way around their public relations train wreck over their…

Editor June 14, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: U.S. Naval command has list of scandals

by Barry Hastings Bad news first... 'cause that's all we have here. Besides the disgusting lack of progress in our battle against radical Muslim terror, we're seeing rebirth of the…

Editor June 14, 2015

Community Notices

Summer ‘Funtastic’ 2nd week will include 3 special events

The summer “Funtastic” free meals and special programs for children series continues for its second week Monday through Friday, June 12-16. The schedule of special events for the week are:…

Editor June 14, 2015

Sports

New WHS varsity baseball coach brings strong family ties

Wayland High School’s new varsity baseball coach is no stranger, of course, to baseball, but he’s no stranger to Wayland, either. Though he grew up in Carson City, Travis Wilcox…

Editor June 14, 2015

Sports

Yes It Is, It’s True: Hailey Houck stars as Bobby Thompson

Baseball has such a rich history of more than a century that it offers special events never forgotten. One such event occurred almost 64 years ago, in the fall of…

Editor June 13, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats capture 2nd state championship in 9 years

Coach Cheri Ritz and her Wayland softball team Saturday morning proved they were indeed the No. 1 Division 2 team in the state all along. The Lady Wildcats defeated Frankenmuth…

Editor June 13, 2015

Editorial

Latest iPad expense might be robbing Peter to pay Paul

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Words of wisdom from two different philosophies can demonstrate the difficulty in assessing the…

Editor June 12, 2015