Editor

Seventeen Wildcats win O-K Gold all-league accolades

Wayland High School athletes who were named to the O-K Gold all-conference teams for spring 2022 are shown here, including seven representatives of the 37-2 softball team. (Back row, from…

Editor June 14, 2022

Articles

Editor has been wrong about past bonds for pool

The editor of this on-line community news service apologizes most sincerely for occasionally spreading misinformation about the Aug. 2 Wayland Union School bond proposal for a new swim pool. The…

Editor June 14, 2022

Obituaries

Memorial service June 25 for Bette Wisniewski Baker

A memorial mass will be held at St Therese at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, for Bette Wisniewski, a longtime Wayland resident who died earlier this year in St. Ignace…

Editor June 14, 2022

Features

Hot, humid weather calls off Dorr Flag Day ceremony

June 14 is the traditional date for Flag Day, and in these parts it was a day to either stay inside with air conditioning or get wet, such as with…

Editor June 14, 2022

Columns

Pony Express parade kicks off Martin’s summer season

by Denise Dykstra Summer has arrived! And with it, a parade to welcome its arrival! Here at my home, we are one week into summer vacation. The boys were house…

Editor June 14, 2022

Obituaries

Celebration of Life for WHS grad Terry Hayes Saturday

Terry D. Hayes, a 1963 Wayland High School graduate and basketball player, died May 8 in Los Angeles, Calif. Terrence Dell Hayes was born on Nov. 19, 1945, in Traverse…

Editor June 13, 2022

Articles

Wayland School Board has new VP, new treasurer

Cinnamon Mellema Pete Zondervan The Wayland Board of Education did a little bit of musical chairs Monday night in a pseudo election of officers for the 2022-23 academic year. Vice…

Editor June 13, 2022

Sports

Five Lady Vikings named to all-Silver softball squad

Five members of the Hopkins varsity softball team have been named to the O-K Silver All-Conference team, two of them freshmen, two seniors and a sophomore. The seniors were Emily…

Editor June 13, 2022

Community Notices

Motorcyclist killed in crash in Monterey Township

A motorcyclist was killed and his female passenger seriously injured in a crash Sunday night in Monterey Township. Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies said man driving the motorcycle left the road…

Editor June 13, 2022

Columns

‘Tis the season, so get ready to Strawberry crumble!

by Kathy Hamman Miller For the Crumble Topping:1/2 cup - 1 stick -butter, room temperature2/3 cup granulated white sugar2/3 cup packed brown sugar1 cup old fashioned oats1 cup flour3/4 teaspoon…

Editor June 12, 2022