Editor

Wayland Board of Education to extend iPads to K-6 students

The Wayland Board of Education appears to be poised to fund a program for iPads to be extended into elementary classrooms. The board held a work session Monday evening and…

Editor March 26, 2015

Obituaries

Service will be Monday morning for Doreene McGrath, 97

Doreene Mabel McCrath, age 97, of Wayland, died Wednesday, March 25. Doreene will be lovingly remembered by her children: Wally (Pat) McCrath, Sandy Scheib, and Nancy McCrath; step-sons: Paul (Jo)…

Editor March 26, 2015

Community Notices

Jordan Richardson wins Dorr Township Library logo contest

Dorr Township Library has announced that the logo contest winner is Jordan Richardson. His logo was one of the top five chosen by the Library Board and was chosen through…

Editor March 26, 2015

Articles

Former local educator, school board member to be on radio

Former Wayland educator and school board member Jeff Salisbury was interviewed today by Michigan Public Radio after submitting the winning question for the network’s contest “MI Curious.” Salisbury’s entry asked…

Editor March 26, 2015

Obituaries

Former Wayland Police Chief Harold Ernst passes at 95

Word has been received of the death of former Wayland Police Chief Harold A. Ernst, who most recently was living in McAllen, Texas. Mr. Ernst was 95. He was Wayland’s…

Editor March 26, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Aramark — World’s most ethical company?

by Amy Kerr Hardin Aramark, the scandal-plagued private food vendor hired by Michigan to serve prison food was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute.…

Editor March 25, 2015

Obituaries

1965 WHS grad and star athlete Terry Frank has passed

Terry Frank, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, has died. His wife, the former Susie Longstreet, said last December on Facebook, "Terry has pulmonary fibrosis congestive heart failure fluid…

Editor March 25, 2015

Features

WMS students learn the Cha Cha for World Language Month

Wayland Middle School students took Cha Cha lessons this week as part of their World Language Month activities. Chelsea Robinson (at right) from Sisters Three School of Dance in Wayland…

Editor March 25, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area history, Part 158

25 Years Ago — March 28, 1990 The Wayland Township Planning Commission told petitioner Ron Heilman that it cannot grant tax property relief for his 40-acre “wildlife preserve” site on…

Editor March 25, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats soccer team gets 4-0 win over Coopersville

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team opened its season Tuesday evening with a 4-0 victory on its home field over Coopersville. The Lady Wildcats were nursing a 1-0 lead at…

Editor March 24, 2015