Editor

Celebration of life for Jane VanDyke is next summer

Jane VanDyke, age 86, died Saturday, Dec. 4, due to health complications. Jane was born June 29, 1935, in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Her family later relocated to Rehoboth, New Mexico, where…

Editor December 7, 2021

Obituaries

Services will be held Friday for Larry Hale of Wayland

Larry Melvin Hale, age 77, died Sunday, Dec. 5, at home. Larry enjoyed working with his dad at Farnsworth Chevrolet for 22 years, then he went to Eaton, from where…

Editor December 7, 2021

Articles

School’s casino funding workshop crowd sparse

Supt. Dr. Christina Hinds explains casino fund usage from one of the three categories. Nearly a decade ago, a large group of citizens demanded to know how Wayland Union school…

Editor December 6, 2021

Articles

Council hears complaints on infrastructure services

The subject was city infrastructure services Monday night, and Wayland City Council members got an earful in two separate discussions. One was Aqua In Vino owner Arne Rodriguez’s complaint that…

Editor December 6, 2021

Features

WHS students qualify for Michigan Honors Choir

Wayland High School Choir member Markie Mark Musgrave III had an amazing memorable Saturday performing with the State Regional Honors Choir along with nine of his fellow classmates. Musgrave, a…

Editor December 6, 2021

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: The joys of Grandparenting 2.0 in Calif.

By Phyllis McCrossin It’s Sunday evening and the trailer is quiet. Too quiet -- or, maybe not. It’s been a busy 10 days. There is a reason people don’t generally…

Editor December 6, 2021

Community Notices

Area firefighters challenged by icy weather in fatal fire

Area fire departments faced daunting challenges Sunday in fighting a fatal structure fire on Division just north of the Rock ‘N Bowl facility in Leighton Township. Leighton, Dorr and Wayland/Yankee…

Editor December 5, 2021

Editorial

Watson officials should drop office manager idea

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I urge the Watson Township Board resolutely to abandon any further plans to hire…

Editor December 5, 2021

Community Notices

Local police nab suspect in rash of vehicle break-ins

The Wayland City Police Department this weekend reported a rash of larcenies from motor vehicle within the city limits, and one suspect is in custody, but officers believe there are…

Editor December 5, 2021

Columns

Mom’s Pecan Pie is perfect end to any holiday meal

We all look forward to Mom’s Pecan Pie, it’s the perfect dessert for a holiday meal. There are cookbooks from Texas that are dated in the late 1800s that suggest…

Editor December 5, 2021