Editor

Rachelle Smit appointed Carrie Coburn’s successor as Martin Twp. clerk

The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening appointed Rachelle Smit to succeed Carrie Coburn as township clerk, beginning Jan. 1. Coburn resigned last month after serving in the post for the…

Editor October 14, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 187

25 Years Ago — Oct. 17, 1990 Barb Shoemaker, Marcia Merren and Amy Holloway, all close friends since their grammar school days at St. Therese, gave birth to girls within…

Editor October 14, 2015

Sports

Viking boys and girls appear to have a lock on 2nd in Silver C-C

The Hopkins girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams again both finished in second place in the latest O-K Silver Conference jamboree, losing only to perennial power Grandville Calvin Christian. The Viking…

Editor October 13, 2015

Editorial

City Council must finally resolve Plan Commission numbers, 9 or 7

The Wayland City Council’s negligence has allowed an uncertain situation to continue for too long for local governance. Though I wrote an editorial more than a year ago suggesting the…

Editor October 13, 2015

Articles

Wayland Plan Commission sends 3 ordinances to City Council

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night voted unanimously to send to the City Council its recommendations in favor of three new ordinances. The first of the three amends regulations…

Editor October 13, 2015

Obituaries

Funeral will be Friday for baby girl Allie May Peckham

Sweet baby girl Allie May Peckham passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Allie will be forever missed by her parents James and Tanya Peckham and…

Editor October 13, 2015

Columns

Ranger Rick: We need guns in our schools? Tell me it ain’t so!

The most recent controversy befalling a Republican candidate, Dr. Ben Carson, concerning his answering a question about the recent slayings in Oregon at Umpqua Community College. Dr. Carson said he…

Editor October 13, 2015

Community Notices

Commercial truck strikes AAESA school bus from behind

Authorities were at the scene of a traffic accident involving a school bus Tuesday morning near the intersection of 18th Street and 142nd Avenue in downtown Dorr. A witness reported…

Editor October 13, 2015

Features

Wayland High School is host for 130 students in Debate Day

Wayland High School was the host site for the annual Debate Day for students, coaches, and teachers from across the community Friday, Oct. 9. Debate Day cultivates a culture of…

Editor October 13, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: So let’s get this nasty business of Bergdahl over with

Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who deserted his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held captive by various enemy groups until exchanged for five general-officer level enemy detainees, is…

Editor October 12, 2015