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Plan Commission OKs 2 requests, 1 with conditions

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night gave a thumbs up, one with conditions, to two requests that were presented. Getting the green light entirely was a request for an…

Editor November 9, 2021

Features

Civil War widow buried in Wayland Twp. cemetery

The cremains of Wealthy Congdon, wife of a Civil War veteran Lyman Congdon, were buried this week in West Elmwood Cemetery, Wayland Township. Wayland Township Clerk Ann McInerney said local…

Editor November 9, 2021

Columns

Not long ago, not far away, there was a GOP good guy

I’ve been reading some posts lately about Michigan’s Bottle Bill, which, for better or worse, was passed by a state-wide ballot proposal in 1978. To this day, some praise our…

Editor November 9, 2021

Columns

This long-distance runner will never forget journey

by Denise Dykstra It was the honking I found odd. After a full and busy weekend, I was cleaning up the last off the mess in the kitchen and people…

Editor November 9, 2021

Sports

WHS grad helps guide Mich. Tech to C-C nationals

Robert Young (second from left), a 2003 graduate of Wayland High School, is assistant coach for the Michigan Technological University cross-country team that will compete Nov. 20 in the NCAA…

Editor November 8, 2021

Articles

Wayland School Board still considering a new pool

It may be only an inkling, it may be only speculation, but members of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night were hinting that the next bond issue for the…

Editor November 8, 2021

Obituaries

Wayland special ed teacher Kathy Lough Mathews dies

Former Wayland Union Schools special education teacher Kathy Lough Matthews died Friday at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. She was 71. The daughter of longtime Wayland High School secretary Bea Smith, she…

Editor November 7, 2021

Columns

Busy Day Crock Pot Beef Tip Stew is as advertised

by Kathy Hamman Miller This recipe takes eight hours to make and is perfect for when you’re busy, but still want that healthy meal to serve up for your family…

Editor November 7, 2021

Features

Middle School team to join state tech competition

The Wayland Middle School Wildcat-a-Tech-nics qualified for state robotics competition Saturday by taking first place in the FIRST Challenge regionals. They will join other squads at the Michigan FIRST Tech…

Editor November 7, 2021

Obituaries

Service set Wednesday for Ronald Bouwman, 61

Ronald Henry Bouman, age 61, of Wayland, died Friday evening, Nov. 5. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Sue; his children, Luke R. (Vanessa) Bouman, Jeffrey (Meigen)…

Editor November 7, 2021