Editor

Ranger Rick: Blame China, Dems, not Trump for Covid

I read in the Wall Street Journal an article, "Hundreds of Companies That Got Stimulus Aid Have Failed" about companies that have filed for bankruptcy when the money ran out. …

Editor November 17, 2020

Obituaries

Graveside service Thursday for Sam Pearson of Dorr

Sam R. Pearson of Dorr died Sunday, Nov. 15, at his home. He was 60 years old. He was born Oct. 28, 1960, in Kalamazoo the son of William and…

Editor November 17, 2020

Obituaries

1969 Wayland High School grad Shona Austin passes

Word has been received of the death of Shona Middleton Austin, 69, of Wayland, on Monday, Nov. 9. A 1969 graduate of Wayland High School, she was associated with the…

Editor November 17, 2020

Community Notices

Local shooting suspect arrested, arraigned in court

A 24-year-old Grand Rapids man has been arrested by Wayland Police Department officers and arraigned in Allegan County District Court on charges of illegal discharge of a firearm in the…

Editor November 16, 2020

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: Grandma’s joys with homeschooling

by Phyllis McCrossin It’s 1:45 p.m. Mountain time in California. I am learning, first hand, the joys of homeschooling first-graders. Our daughter’s twin sons are in the first grade. They…

Editor November 16, 2020

Articles

Council OKs outdoor venue, waxes on Covid-19 crisis

The Wayland City Council Monday night approved a request from Open Road Brewery for permission to open an outdoor service area year-round after the State of Michigan announced it would…

Editor November 16, 2020

Articles

Hopkins middle school, elementaries back to hybrid

The Hopkins Board of Education Monday evening voted to continue the hybrid model for school attendance in the middle school and elementaries, but the high school building will be shut…

Editor November 16, 2020

Community Notices

Theatriks presentations of shows postponed by Covid

In keeping with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recent order, to keep students, staff, and public safe... the Wayland Theatriks productions of one-act shows "One Stoplight Town"…

Editor November 16, 2020

Community Notices

Covid crisis keeps getting worse in West Michigan

Allegan, Genesee, Kent and Ottawa counties now are among 25 Michigan counties with an average positivity rate of 15% or higher on Covid-19 tests in the last seven days. Of…

Editor November 16, 2020

Community Notices

Latest Covid cancellation victim is Christmas parade

The Wayland Chamber of Commerce announced today that the annual Christmas parade has had to be canceled this year because of the threat of the Coronavirus. The event was scheduled…

Editor November 16, 2020