Editor

Lady Clippers, 6th in state poll, handily beat Delton

Martin, the sixth-ranked Class D girls' basketball in the state this week, came away with a convincing win Tuesday night against Delton Kellogg, 58-33, to improve its overall season record…

Editor February 4, 2020

Obituaries

Service is Thursday for WHS grad Jerry Pattok, 82

1955 Wayland High School graduate Gerald LeRoy Pattok, age 82, of Hastings, died Jan. 31. Gerald was born on Oct. 7, 1937, in Hilliards, the son of John and Anna…

Editor February 4, 2020

Sports

Lady Vikings keep rolling up dual match victories

Both Hopkins High School varsity bowling teams defeated O-K Silver Conference rival Wyoming Godwin Heights Monday afternoon at Paragon Lanes. Both girls and boys walked away with the win.…

Editor February 3, 2020

Community Notices

Dorr Twp. Library Friends send local residents flyers

Dorr Township residents today found these flyers, courtesy of the Friends of the Dorr Township Library, in their mailboxes. Included is material that spells out what will happen if voters…

Editor February 3, 2020

Articles

City Council decides to drop study for new traffic light

The Wayland City Council has decided to go no further with a proposed traffic study that would perhaps pave the way for installation of a traffic light at the corner…

Editor February 3, 2020

Columns

Yes It’s True: We haven’t learned from history of ’60s

Some people often ask me what it was like to live on a college campus in the late 1960s during the student unrest period of American history. The following is…

Editor February 2, 2020

Columns

Guest Column: So let us promote the social welfare

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jon Seymour is a 2017 graduate of Wayland High School, a student at Grand Valley State University and an employee at Steelcase and McDonald's. He was student rep…

Editor February 2, 2020

Community Notices

Local Food Truck provided 58,453 lbs. for needy in 2019

Feeding America, which provides the food for the monthly Food Truck program for the needy at the United Church of Wayland, has issued statistics for 2019. The Food Truck provided…

Editor February 2, 2020

Editorial

So what makes a good superintendent? Ability to adapt

ACTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. While watching and listening to the proceedings during the first day of the Wayland…

Editor February 1, 2020

Columns

One Small Voice: Hatred of Trump nothing personal

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the author's response to a suggestion in the comments section that she must get over her hatred of President Donald Trump: by Lynn Mandaville With…

Editor February 1, 2020