Editor

Write It Right: School board president DID vote for supt.

The editor of this publication owes a sincere apology to Wayland Board of Education President Cinnamon Mellema for incorrectly saying in an editorial she declined to cast a vote for…

Editor June 15, 2020

Columns

Yes It’s True: WHS grad wowed a 1st Friday crowd

It was about 20 years ago that 1965 Wayland High School graduate, ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran Jon Gambee wowed the crowd and longtime venerable Democratic Party leader Jim Pino. Barry…

Editor June 14, 2020

Editorial

All I am saying, is give Dr. Christina Hinds a chance

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. It is indeed an extremely rare occasion when I agree with faithful Townbroadcast commenters…

Editor June 14, 2020

Columns

Army Bob: First define, and then fix the problem

by Robert M. Traxler The "Ferguson effect" be damned; who cares if unreported crime skyrockets as the police are afraid of mob action and an overzealous command and control system?…

Editor June 13, 2020

Features

Hopkins grad earns West Point engineering degree

Matthew Robinson, a 2015 graduate of Hopkins HighSchool, has graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated with a degree in systems engineering and has branched…

Editor June 13, 2020

Obituaries

Death takes former local firefighter Terry Phillips

Former Wayland Fire Department member Terry Phillips, 67, of Allegan, died Wednesday, June 10. Born Jan. 8, 1953, in Otsego, he was the son of the late Lester and Betty…

Editor June 12, 2020

Articles

Superintendent’s job offered to Dr. Christina Hinds

Word on the street is that Dr. Christina Hinds of Mattawan has been offered the superintendency for Wayland Union Schools. Hinds has been assistant superintendent of student services and curriculum…

Editor June 12, 2020

Articles

AAESA to ask for Headlee restoration millages Aug. 4

The Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA) will ask Allegan Countyvoters to restore funding levels that have been eroded because of the Headlee Amendment with three proposals on the Aug.…

Editor June 11, 2020

Sports

Ex-Lady Wildcat to play basketball at Alpena CC

Briana Thurston, a key member of the resurgent Wayland High School girls' varsity basketball team last winter, has signed a letter of intent to continue playing hoops for Alpena Community…

Editor June 11, 2020

Community Notices

Wayland School Board meetings moved to FAC

The Wayland Union Board of Education will hold its June 15, June 22 and July 13 meetings at the high school Fine Arts Center. This is a change from previously…

Editor June 11, 2020