Editor

Main Street festival has a comeback after 2 bad years

The Main Street summer festival was resurrected Saturday in downtown Wayland after suffered two disasters in a row in 2019 and 2020. Main Street was the victim of an unusually…

Editor July 17, 2021

Community Notices

Delta variant may bump Covid threat in county

The number of deaths in Allegan County connected to the Coronavirus pandemic has remained steady this month, but there are some small indications of concern that may mirror worries nationwide.…

Editor July 17, 2021

Sports

Two Lady Wildcat bowlers compete in Indianapolis

Two members of the Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team took part in the Junior Gold competition earlier this month in Indianapolis. Senior Isabella Harnish and junior Kadence Bottrall represented the Wildcats…

Editor July 17, 2021

Community Notices

School board visitor took part in Jan. 6 insurrection

The visitor at last Monday’s Wayland Board of Education meeting was Jon Rocha, who is challenging Congressman Fred Upton in the Republican primary in August 2022. Rocha also recently was…

Editor July 16, 2021

Editorial

Do 40 percent of Americans have a serious death wish?

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Once upon a time, but not long ago, smoking cigarettes, use of tobacco, was…

Editor July 16, 2021

Obituaries

Mass of Christian burial is Monday for Eleanore Bosek

Eleanore F. Bosek died Wednesday, July 14, at the Wings of Hope Hospice in Allegan. She was born on the first day of spring, March 20, 1924, and was 97…

Editor July 16, 2021

Community Notices

Noah Miller selected band director for Martin High

Noah Miller, a former member of the Middleville TK and Western Michigan University marching bands, has been announced as the new band director for the Martin Clippers Band. Miller marched…

Editor July 15, 2021

Columns

Army Bob: Can zoning be used to oppose racism?

“Only Neanderthals question science”— CNN by Robert M. Traxler Would you like to have high density, low-income housing built next to you in Dorr, Wayland, Martin, Hopkins or Moline, No?…

Editor July 15, 2021

Editorial

Guest editorial: Resistance to Covid vaccine is baffling

EDITOR'S NOTE: Julie Mack is a retired journalist, most recently working for MLive, focusing mostly on Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. She posted this on Facebook this week: by Julie Mack…

Editor July 15, 2021

Obituaries

Graveside service Friday for Donald Guritz of Hopkins

Donald Guritz, 75, of Hopkins, died Monday, July 12, at home. Born Dec. 2, 1945 in Chicago, he was the son of the late Harvey Guritz and Betty Stegeman. Don…

Editor July 15, 2021