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Former Hopkins art teacher Susan Garbarino dies at 72

Susan Callista Garbarino, age 72 of Caledonia, died Sunday, May 26, after a lengthy and brave battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Forrest "Bert"…

Editor May 29, 2024

Features

Wayland Middle School principal retires after 18 years

Wayland Middle School Principal Carolyn Whyte is retiring at the end of this academic year after serving for nearly 18 years. Staff members and colleagues gathered at the school Tuesday…

Editor May 28, 2024

Editorial

Liberal media around here ignores State Rep. troubles

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Though I’ve been inundated throughout my career by the notion that the media is…

Editor May 28, 2024

Community Notices

Wayland City Manager expected to take Zeeland post

Wayland City Manager Joshua Eggleston, who only last week withdrew as a finalist for the village manager’s post at Saugatuck, will be offered a similar job at Zeeland Township Wednesday,…

Editor May 28, 2024

Community Notices

Fire Chief Jim Stoddard moved to Mary Free Bed

Chief Jim Stoddard Wayland Fire Chief Jim Stoddard continues to make progress in his recovery from a heart attack almost a month ago. The Wayland Fire Department today on Facebook…

Editor May 27, 2024

Community Notices

Home gun safety campaign joins Memorial Day parade

Members of the United Church of Wayland and local friends joined the annual Wayland Memorial Day parade Monday morning to call attention to a campaign encouraging residents' safe storage of…

Editor May 27, 2024

Community Notices

Unusual ‘gustnado’ reported to have visited Gun Lake

WOOD-TV Channel 8 meteorologist Ellen Bacca reported the presence of a “gustnado” Sunday even over Gun Lake in Yankee Springs Township. She said the gustnado formed along the leading edge…

Editor May 27, 2024

Community Notices

Memorial Day ceremonies overcome steady drizzle

A steady drizzle greeted those who attended Memorial Day ceremonies, but the observances prevailed. Shown above is the dreary weather in downtown Hopkins, where the local chapter of the FFA…

Editor May 27, 2024

Columns

Businesses passing along their costs to customers

Though I really enjoy eating in restaurants, I have reached a conundrum with the entire idea of dining out. And a lot of my difficulty is an outgrowth of the…

Editor May 24, 2024

Sports

Wayland boys compete in annual MITCA track meet

The Wayland boys’ track squad took part in the annual Michigan Track Coaches Association (MITCA) meet Friday at Berrien Springs. A total of 16 teams competed in both the boys’…

Editor May 24, 2024