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Ranger Rick: Voting results will tell if polls were right

November 6, 2018

By later tonight we should have a good handle on what happened in the mid-term elections of federal and state senators, representatives, state offices and initiatives. While much has been said on both sides and all the commercials that drive everyone crazy will end (thank God!), it is up to...

Mock elections conducted for WHS students Tuesday

November 6, 2018

Wayland High School AP government class members ran a school-wide “Mock General Election” Tuesday. All staff and students could participate. Like Michigan election law, students and staff had to pre-register to participate. Participants had the opportunity to vote for the offices of governor, U.S. 6th District Rep., U.S. Senator, 26th...

Services already held for free spirit Scott Reil, 27

November 6, 2018

Scott Reil, died Wednesday, Oct. 31. He was 27. Scott was a free spirit with a larger than life heart. He would always stand for what he thought was right. Scott’s shoulder was always there to lean on; whether family, friend, or stranger. Scott loved the outdoors, hiking, fishing, skateboarding,...

Agnes ‘Tootsie’ Bame dies at age 90 at Sandy Creek

November 6, 2018

Agnes “Tootsie” Mary Bame, 90, died Oct. 26. Due to illness, Agnes spent her final years receiving care at The Laurels of Sandy Creek, in Wayland. "We were pleasantly surprised when she was able to learn to enjoy her new life there. She thrived by singing and dancing and eating...

WHS grad Austen Beggs rolls perfect 300 at Spectrum

November 5, 2018

Wayland High School graduate Austen Beggs, a four-year member of the Wildcat boys' bowling team, rolled his first perfect 300 game this past weekend at Spectrum Lanes in Grand Rapids. A graduate from last spring, he is enjoying high highest scores on the lanes of late, last weekend rolling a...

Wayland City Council finally nixes chicken ordinance

November 5, 2018

Nancy VandeVoord (left) and Jessica Desposito came to a public hearing earlier this year to talk about the positives of having an ordinance permitting chickens in the city. The issue of chickens in the City of Wayland has been settled, and proponents will be disappointed. The City Council Monday night...

Wayland Police Chief Harper to retire early next year

November 5, 2018

Steven Harper Wayland City Police Chief Steven Harper has indicated he will retire from law enforcement and will step down from his duties here by next February. Harper, who will be concluding a six-year commitment as Wayland's chief, has agreed to take a position as community impact pastor at his...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Facebook sometimes yields wheat

November 4, 2018

Lesley Irvine Kranenberg I’ve often complained that Facebook is a cesspool and about 95% of it is garbage and lame chit-chat, but I’ve also learned that if I’m careful enough to separate the wheat from the chaff, I get rewards. I found wheat recently under the heading of “People You...

WHS grad Todd Meconis runs 100 miles yet again

November 4, 2018

Todd Meconis, a Wayland High School graduate and former Wildcat wrestling standout, has completed the 100-mile run in the Pinhoti Endurance 100 in Alabama. His sister, Shannon Meconis Myers, said, " I told him how crazy he was, he can’t train in nine weeks, he won’t have a crew with...

‘Convenient Truth’ may decide chickens issue in city

November 3, 2018

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Former Vice President Al Gore years ago produced a film, "An Inconvenient Truth," which attempted to make a strong case for doing something about climate change, otherwise known as global warming. Closer to...

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