Editor

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

Features

Dorr Zumbathon gains over $1,410 for area families

Organizer Aneke VanBaal and the Dorr Community held their third annual Zumbatbon, and the money and gifts help Dorr Elementary students and families in need around the holiday season. This year more…

Editor December 16, 2019

Editorial

Rep. Johnson right to turn off Switch’s corporate welfare

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I hear tell and I agree that our modern American society has become polarized…

Editor December 15, 2019

Obituaries

Service slated for Hopkins High worker Letha Krcatovich

Letha Mae Krcatovich, 89, of Allegan, died Friday, Dec. 13, at Wings Home. Born Dec. 9, 1930, in Logan, OH, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Golda…

Editor December 15, 2019

Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial is Friday for William White

William White, age 89, died Thursday, Dec. 12. William served his country in the U.S. Army. A great part of his life was spent farming in Custer, MI. He kept…

Editor December 15, 2019

Sports

WHS boys, girls compete in tourney with heavy hearts

The Wayland High School girls’ and boys’ varsity bowling teams competed Saturday with heavy hearts with the news of the passing of Frank Rybiski, volunteer assistant coach, and father of…

Editor December 14, 2019

Editorial

Adjustment lessons learned from a tale of 2 late barbers

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Charles Darwin taught us well more than a century and a half ago that…

Editor December 14, 2019