Editor

Yes It’s True: We just don’t care about consequences

In recent times I’ve written about scofflaws, people who ignore minor laws and rules because it’s likely they won’t be prosecuted or face significant penalties. The minor infractions include littering…

Editor January 24, 2021

Editorial

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…

Editor January 24, 2021

Editorial

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…

Editor January 23, 2021

Sports

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…

Editor January 23, 2021

Community 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…

Editor January 22, 2021

Sports

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…

Editor January 22, 2021

Obituaries

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…

Editor January 22, 2021

Features

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…

Editor January 22, 2021

Community 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…

Editor January 21, 2021

Community Notices

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…

Editor January 21, 2021