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Wildcats’ offense scores 84, but they lose to Hamilton

After scoring only 40 points in the season opener a week ago, the Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team more than doubled the output with 84 Tuesday evening. Unfortunately, the other…

Editor December 17, 2019

Sports

Ainsworth ties school record 40 points in blowout

Junior pivot Stephanie Ainsworth nearly broke the school individual game scoring record Tuesday night in the Wayland girls' 68-37 romp over Black River. The Lady Wildcats roared to their fifth…

Editor December 17, 2019

Articles

City’s marijuana public forum draws only 3 from public

Suppose they gave a public forum and only three people came. That’s exactly what happened Tuesday night in the Wayland City Council’s first public forum on the question of permitting…

Editor December 17, 2019

Sports

Lady Wildcats settle for 15-15 tie against Zeeland East

The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team took a 10-0 lead on Zeeland East Monday, but then watched the Chix fight back to climb into a 15-15 tie. The verdict left…

Editor December 17, 2019

Columns

Ranger Rick: Sorry, lefties. Trump will win re-election

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives will have a vote on impeachment, trying to start the process of ousting President Trump from office. My Lefty friends and contributors to…

Editor December 17, 2019

Columns

Substitute teacher shortage goes beyond economics

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Wayland Board of Education has agreed to offer substitute teachers a pay raise, to $100 a day, and a few other incentives to try to combat the…

Editor December 17, 2019

Features

Third-graders harvest goodies from hydroponic garden

Students in Danielle Hoskins's third grade class at Steeby Elementary have been growing several different kinds of lettuce and basil in their vertical hydroponic garden in the classroom since the…

Editor December 17, 2019

Columns

One Small Voice: Who wins, who loses, does it matter?

by Lynn Mandaville My imagination was captivated this morning by a news item buried deep inside my NPR newsfeed. The item told of an ad from the Internet site Zola…

Editor December 16, 2019

Features

Middle School food drive collects more than 1,800 lbs.

The Wayland Middle School Student Council's annual food drive for a local food pantry was a success, collecting 1,806 lbs. of food. sixth-graders won the reward of most food with…

Editor December 16, 2019

Community Notices

WHS grass football field to be converted to artificial turf

Wayland Union Schools next year will convert the current grass football field at the high school stadium to artificial turf. The request for bids will go out in January or…

Editor December 16, 2019