Editor

Wayland man gets 7 to 15 years for newlyweds’ traffic deaths

Jacob Scot Damron, 22, of Wayland, was sentenced in Allegan County Circuit Court to seven to 15 years in prison in the fatal traffic crash in Heath Township last summer…

Editor June 3, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral will be Tuesday for ‘Benny’ Henry, 76, of Hopkins

LaVerne Forrest “Benny” Henry, Jr., 76 of Hopkins, Thursday, May 30, at the Wings Home in Allegan. LaVerne, known to most as Ben or Benny, was born on Valentine's Day…

Editor June 3, 2019

Editorial

Is this the beginning of an MTA mutiny of the townships?

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “I would never join a club that would have me as a member.” —…

Editor June 2, 2019

Columns

One Small Voice: Let’s not make graduations so common

Graduation season is upon us, and it’s such a great time of year to celebrate the innumerable accomplishments of high school and college grads all across the United States. This…

Editor June 2, 2019

Sports

Lady Vikings’ season ends; Wildcats play Allegan Monday

The softball season ended Saturday morning for Hopkins n the district tournament in an 11-1 loss to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The horrible weather conditions moved Wayland's district semifinal against Allegan…

Editor June 2, 2019

Sports

Wildcat boys’ relays capture 3 medals, team 8th in state meet

The Wayland boys’ track team scored 20 points in the Division 2 state meet Saturday to finish eighth and Lady Wildcat Corrina Courser placed in the top five in both…

Editor June 2, 2019

Features

Crazy, nasty weather featured in first Saturday in June here

Saturday turned out to be a very eventful weather day. It began with dark and ominous clouds then rain in the morning, delaying the state track meets and district softball…

Editor June 1, 2019

Community Notices

Authorities seek tips on who wrote Hopkins bomb threat

Hopkins Middle School administration immediately evacuated the building and contacted law enforcement authorities Friday afternoon after finding a threat saying “I will bomb da school” written on a stall door…

Editor June 1, 2019

Sports

Lady Wildcats capture 1st-ever district soccer championship

The Wayland High School varsity soccer team made history Friday evening at Byron Center by capturing its first district championship in the Lady Wildcats' 25-year history playing the sport. The…

Editor May 31, 2019

Features

WHS marching band to do Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird Suite’

Wayland High School Band Director Kelli Tilley Smith has announced the marching band this fall will perform Russian composer Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite" for halftime shows and competitions. Though prep…

Editor May 31, 2019