Editor

City planners working on signs, OK concrete addition

Wayland City Planning Commission members and Zoning Enforcement Administrator Lori Castello of Professional Code Inspections continue to work on changes for the local sign ordinance. Amendments are needed because the…

Editor July 9, 2019

Obituaries

Memorial service will be later for Brian Cook, 64

Brian Cook, age 64, of Wayland, died Thursday, June 27. He will be missed by sons Brian and Jeremy Cook, siblings Robert (Loretta) Cook of Arizona, David (Victoria) Cook of…

Editor July 8, 2019

Editorial

Police chief’s attempt at transparency is welcome

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. New Wayland Police Chief Mark Garnsey deserved a better result after his attempt to…

Editor July 7, 2019

Columns

One Small Voice: I ain’t gonna bully nobody again

by Lynn Mandaville Sometimes the way my mind works jars me. Such was the case this morning. I’d had another, all-too-regular break in the night. Two hours of insomnia from…

Editor July 7, 2019

Obituaries

Service Tuesday for Anthony Rakowski, 76, of Dorr

Anthony Steven Joseph Rakowski, 76, of Dorr, died earlier this month. The son of Theodore and Charlotte (Kyowski) Rakowski, he was born Oct. 31, 1942, grew up in Wyoming and…

Editor July 6, 2019

Columns

Yes It’s True: Let’s embrace rules making voting easier

The late John Fehsenfeld, superintendent of the Barry Intermediate School District, once told political forum candidates that government exists for the benefit of the people, not for the convenience of…

Editor July 5, 2019

Obituaries

Celebration of life delayed for Manda DeGroot-Adgate

Amanda N. DeGroot-Adgate, 39, of Wayland, died Tuesday, July 2. Manda was strong willed and determined. Over the last couple of years she had taken great strides to improve her…

Editor July 5, 2019

Columns

Army Bob: Dorr term limits excuse to delete political enemies

by Robert M. Traxler A recent editorial in Townbroadcast brought up the subject of service to our local governments in a discussion about who is qualified and how long folks…

Editor July 5, 2019

Columns

The 0.3-mill tax not enough to sustain Dorr Library

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of columns penned by Dorr Township Library Board President Rachel Vote explaining the Aug. 6 request for one mill for the…

Editor July 4, 2019

Community Notices

Person of interest outed in local sex traffic, drug case

WOOD-TV Channel 8 News has identified Rob Grigsby, a 1987 Wayland High School graduate, as a person of interest Monday's police raid of his house at 603 West Maple St.…

Editor July 4, 2019