Editor

Wayland Ridge project plan OK’d despite opposition

The Wayland City Council Monday evening awarded preliminary plat approval to a 53-unit residential development just north of 133rd Avenue on the south side of the city. The move didn’t…

Editor January 3, 2022

Obituaries

No services planned for David Grochowalski, 87

David L. Grochowalski Sr., age 87 of Wayland, died Friday, Dec. 24. He served in Korea, earning the rank of corporal, before being honorably discharged. He was a devoted “car…

Editor January 3, 2022

Editorial

Celebrity journalism has overrun the real news

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Now y’see. That’s what’s wrong with this country.” — Ross Perot, campaigning for president…

Editor January 2, 2022

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: It’s easy to get lured into consumption

by Phyllis McCrossin It’s New Year’s Day and that can mean only one thing… the ads for weight loss programs and products will be inundating the television airwaves or a…

Editor January 2, 2022

Columns

Cold and flu home remedy! It’s chicken noodle soup

by Kathy Hamman Miller Another home remedy of Grandma’s, besides the soup, was “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” This saying used to make us smile because we…

Editor January 2, 2022

Features

Covid still dominated the news in now departed 2021

We said good-bye to Dick's Market after 65 years in Dorr. Because of its omnipresence, the pesky Coronavirus easily wins the title as the most important story in these parts…

Editor December 31, 2021

Columns

Basura: An open letter to those still unvaccinated

“When people show you who they are, believe them.” — Maya Angelou Dear unvaccinated people: Of course, I am referring to those who could be vaccinated against Covid-19 and its…

Editor December 31, 2021

Articles

WHS grad had role in Webb space telescope project

David Kouchnerkavich (second from right) and family. Wayland High School graduate David Kouchnerkavich (Class of 1997) has had a role in the recent launch of the James Webb Space Telescope,…

Editor December 31, 2021

Obituaries

Funeral will be Saturday for Hopkins’ Thomas Tuinstra

Thomas Lee Tuinstra, 81, of Hopkins, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, at his home. Born Sept. 17, 1940, in Hopkins, he was the son of the late Wiebe and Clazina (VanDussen)…

Editor December 30, 2021

Columns

Army Bob: Don’t blame capitalism for our troubles

by Robert M. Traxler When did we lose our free will? The health problems of Americans, diet-related obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, even according to some, some…

Editor December 30, 2021