Posted inEditorial
Guest column: Homeless people living(?) among us
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tonda Genther is owner and operator of Pet Klips, 702 West Superior St. in Wayland. To the editor: We know of a young man living out of his…
Posted inEditorial
Censure of Upton really doesn’t mean anything
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. “It is a tale. Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying…
Posted inSports
Hopkins senior QB Trevor Smith commits to Albion
Hopkins High School quarterback Trevor Smith has announced his commitment to NCAA Division III school Albion College for next year. The son of Darrin and Julie Eastman Smith, he also…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Wayland’s school bus fleet earns 100% green tags
Wayland Union Schools’ entire fleet of 24 buses recently achieved 100% green tags during the bus safety inspection. Michigan State Police send an inspector to conduct an annual analysis of…
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Latest contact sports delay arouses ire of area parents
Parents in these parts, as well as those all around the state, are most unhappy with the latest health department order delaying the start of contact winter sports such as…
Posted inObituaries
Celebration of Life June 25 for Sharon Couturier, 65
Sharon (Houck) Couturier died Wednesday, Jan. 20. A graduate of Wayland High School, she was 65. Sharon was born on March 1, 1955 to Arthur and Gladys (Slater) Houck in Grand…
Posted inFeatures
Wayland Supt.’s son finalist for special fine arts award
Calvin Hinds, son of Wayland Schools Supt. Dr. Christina and Kevin Hinds, has been named a 2021 National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) finalist as a singer-songwriter, the organization’s highest honor. A…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Emergency personnel work together well in ice rescue
The Yankee Springs and Wayland Fire Department personnel were able to rescue a man who fell through the ice at Gun Lake Thursday. With help from Orangeville Township, Thornapple Emergency…
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Covid rate still declines, but county deaths climb to 96
Though the Coronavirus infection rate in Michigan continues to go down, below 5 percent. the state has eclipsed 14,000 deaths, meanwhile approaching 100 in Allegan County. The Allegan County Health…
Posted inColumns
Army Bob: Don’t overlook leftists’ history of violence
by Robert M. Traxler Violence is never the answer, but... demonstrators should not attack the police, but... arson should not be tolerated, but... burning police stations, killing 20 police officers…