Editor

WHS choir students ‘good’ and ‘excellent’ at state event

Four Wayland Union High School students received two "good" and two "excellent" ratings at State Solo and Ensemble Festival Friday evening. The four were (from left) Mitchell Lapham, Jessica Harris,…

Editor March 30, 2015

Articles

WHS senior’s Eagle Scout project a shelter for soccer players

Wayland High School senior Trenton Thelen has completed his Eagle Scout project by constructing two shelters at the soccer field, one each for home and visitor players. He has worked…

Editor March 30, 2015

Community Notices

Easy Idle String Band to visit Vibrant Grains Saturday evening

The Easy Idle String Band, a group of musicians from Lowell, will be guest performers at the next folk music gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Vibrant Grains Restaurant,…

Editor March 30, 2015

Columns

Monday Moan: Here’s hoping Wayland board makes it 3-for-3

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net In recent weeks we’ve seen the Wayland board go 2-for-2 in wise decisions and hopefully they are poised to make it 3-for-3 running the table so…

Editor March 29, 2015

Articles

‘Best small business in America’ to run seminar in Wayland

Zingerman's of Ann Arbor, billed as the "best small business in America," will handle a four-hour seminar for business owners and volunteers from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 16,…

Editor March 29, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: On the road to perdition with ISIL

By Barry Hastings Every time I wake to the morning news I'm closer to screaming, "This President and his military advisers are leading us down the road to defeat and…

Editor March 29, 2015

Articles

Public safety beat: Fire battled at Mobile Pallet Services

The Wayland Fire Department and several other departments were battling a fire at Mobile Pallet Services Inc. Sunday afternoon. Local officials reported that a fire was burning a large pile…

Editor March 29, 2015

Editorial

For what it’s worth: Wildcats, Vikings showed us quality hoops

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. It’s the silver lining in the dark cloud. It’s the consolation for the inconsolable.…

Editor March 28, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Follow the money to block a Michigan union

by Amy Kerr Hardin Today’s Traverse City Record-Eagle opined on a transparency issue at Northwestern Michigan College over exorbitant legal fees paid to the silk-stocking law firm Miller Canfield. At…

Editor March 28, 2015

Articles

WHS thespians put together murder mystery dinner

Members of the Wayland High School drama program put on the annual "Murder Mystery Dinner" Friday evening at the Fine Arts Center. Guests were treated to a dinner and then…

Editor March 27, 2015