Editor

Funeral Tuesday for Alice Gibson of Monterey Twp.

Alice Mae Gibson died Wednesday, March 29, in her family home on 30th Street, Monterey Township. Born in Douglas General Hospital, Douglas, on March 29, 1943, she was the younger…

Editor March 31, 2023

Columns

Army Bob: Woke crazies are told by good folks ‘enough’

by Robert M. Traxler Well, it is starting to happen, the inevitable backlash to the over-the-top purely dumb Woke movement. If you study history this is a no-brainer; society swings…

Editor March 30, 2023

Editorial

Let’s use technology tool to help teens who need help

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I urge resolutely the Wayland Board of Education to proceed with contracting with the…

Editor March 29, 2023

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) This appears to be a photo from downtown Wayland in the 1950s. 25 Years Ago— March…

Editor March 29, 2023

Features

Pesky, persistent winter season just won’t go away

The persistent winter season that just won't go away continues to plague the West Michigan area. After a couple of balmy springlike sunshiny days Monday and Tuesday, the white stuff…

Editor March 29, 2023

Features

WHS junior’s art work to be included at KIA show

Wayland High School junior Olivia Stein has had her artwork accepted into the 2023 High School Area Show exhibition at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. The exhibition will run from…

Editor March 29, 2023

Obituaries

Service April 1 for cemetery sexton Laura Orsborn, 84

Laura June Orsborn, age 84, died Monday, March 27. Laura was born Aug. 13, 1938, in Parmelee, Mich.,to William and Julia Barrett. She met Raymond Wesley Orsborn on a blind…

Editor March 29, 2023

Sports

Former Wildcat mound ace now 5-1 for Calvin team

Emma Ludema Former Wayland High School softball pitching star Emma Ludema continues to impress on the mound for Calvin University. Ludema tossed a one-hit shutout against Blufton (Ind.) Tuesday afternoon…

Editor March 28, 2023

Sports

Two Wildcat long jumpers 1st at Aquinas indoor meet

Junior Kaharrie Pureifouy and senior Breanna Hyde both copped first places for Wayland in the long jump Tuesday at the Aquinas College Indoor Track Meet. Pureifoy also was third in…

Editor March 28, 2023

Community Notices

Hopkins grad recovering from serious Fla. accident

Carsen DeLao Hopkins High School graduate Carsen Paul DeLaO was injured in a serious motorized longboard accident on Sunday, March 26th, in his now hometown of Ft. Pierce, Fla. He…

Editor March 28, 2023