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Wildcats vs. Forest Hills East is Thursday

The boys' varsity basketball game Tuesday night between Wayland and Forest Hills Eastern was postponed until Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Wayland High School, gym, but now the contest has…

Editor January 21, 2025

Obituaries

Memorial mass set for Gloria Kaczanowski

Gloria Kaczanowski (Snyder), age 86, formerly of Wayland, died Saturday, Jan. 18. Gloria was the first of nine children born to parents Robert and Lorraine Snyder on Sept. 19, 1938.…

Editor January 21, 2025

Obituaries

Funeral Saturday for Al Schumacher of Dorr

Alvin J. "Al" Schumacher Sr., age 87, of Dorr, died Saturday, Jan. 18 Al was born Jan. 16, 1938, to Herman and Agatha (Striegle) Schumacher. Born into a farming family…

Editor January 20, 2025

Articles

City Council deals with several DPW projects

The City of Wayland’s Department of Public Works got most of the attention Monday night at the City Council meeting. Among several announcements, Streets Supervisor Coleman Lutz reported that the…

Editor January 20, 2025

Community Notices

Local school districts closed again Tuesday

The Hopkins, Martin and Wayland public school, districts will be closed for the second straight day Tuesday, and this time the reason for all three will be the weather. Hopkins…

Editor January 20, 2025

Columns

Creamy chicken & wild rice veggie soup warms up cold days

by Kathy Hamman Miller It’s the ideal recipe for a chilly winter day. Ingredients: Three cups cooked chicken cut up into bite size pieces 1/2 cup of finely grated parmesan…

Editor January 20, 2025

Obituaries

Service set in Wayland for Iran Groeneveld, 91

Iran Kenneth Groeneveld, died Sunday, Jan. 12, at the age of 91. He was the eldest child of Albert and Catherine Groeneveld. Ken graduated from Wayland High School. He served…

Editor January 20, 2025

Community Notices

Hopkins, Martin and Wayland schools all closed on Monday

All three local public school districts will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, one for the anticipated inclement and frigid weather conditions and two for professional development days. The Hopkins school…

Editor January 19, 2025

Sports

Evie Mathis clears 12-3.5 in indoor pole vault

Wayland High School junior Evie Mathis, daughter of Rick and Cindy Mathis of Wayland, competed at the University of Michigan High School Showcase in Ann Arbor this past weekend in…

Editor January 19, 2025

Columns

Army Bob: Get ready to cope with the cold

by Robert M. Traxler The polar vortex is on the way, and it will be dangerously cold. As I spent years in Alaska, to include the Arctic where cold is…

Editor January 18, 2025