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Wayland state assessments have improved overall

September 4, 2018

Wayland Union Schools scores on Michigan’s spring 2018 statewide assessments show an overall improvement from last year. Students in grades 3-8 took the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress), students in grades 9 and 10 took the PSAT (Pre-SAT) and students in grade 11 took the MME (Michigan Merit...

Funeral is Friday for Wayland native Allen Morris

September 4, 2018

Allen L. Morris, 72, of Sand Lake, died Sunday, Sept. 2. Al was born Oct. 11, 1945, in Wayland, the son of C. Neil and Fern (Goodspeed) Morris. He was a carpenter for Meijer for more than 30 years and enjoyed helping others with his carpentry skills. Surviving are his...

Subterranean: Racism runs rampant at movies, Part 1

September 3, 2018

Crazy Rich Asians (*** out of five stars) Currently in wide release by Walter G. Tarrow Alternate universes seem all the rage these days. Fake news has given way to fake reality. And in the midst of all the efforts being made to Make America Great Again, we are subjected...

Yes It Is, It’s True: My first Townbroadcast editorial

September 3, 2018

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following was published in Townbroadcast in January 2012 during the first week of its existence. by David T. Young, editor Wayland is only one example of what Ross Perot used to say, “That’s what’s wrong with this country.” We’ve lost our sense of community, just like so...

Sydney Ritz co-MVP at collegiate volleyball tourney

September 3, 2018

Former Wayland High School standout Sydney Ritz was no named co-Most Valuable Player at the Siena Heights Volleyball Invitational. Ritz. a junior at Spring Arbor University, led the Cougars to an undefeated campaign over the weekend in Adrian and improve their overall season record to 8-2. Ritz finished the tournament with...

Columns

One Small Voice: John McCain an extraordinary hero

September 2, 2018

I have read and reread the definitions in the Merriam Webster dictionary of the words hero and heroic. Both words refer to one who displays extraordinary courage, nobleness of character, and selfless bravery. These are words that are automatically attributed to police, fire and emergency personnel, to those in the...

Tornado warnings caused by area menacing clouds

September 1, 2018

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for southern Barry County and Calhoun County after clouds like these were moving from northwest to southeast Saturday evening. Menacing clouds were forming above the Kalamazoo Speedway and moved through the Martin area into southwest Barry County. Though there was plenty of...

State Rep. Whiteford now running with a bad crowd

September 1, 2018

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Sir Isaac Walton My old longtime trout fishing chum Jim Wasserman and I took an ambitious two-week vacation in the Western Upper Peninsula in 1978 and dropped in at the Ontonagon River to...

Service will be Tuesday for John Wieringa, Sr., 36

September 1, 2018

John J. Wieringa Sr., age 36, died Thursday, Aug. 30. He is survived by his children; John J. Jr., Elizabeth Lynn, Ashton James Wieringa, along with their mother, Kathleen Wieringa; his parents, Jim & Deb Wieringa; sister, Autumn (Matthew) DeVries; grandparents Betty Ann Burnham, Floyd & Dee Tubergen; nieces and...

Editorial

Former Townbroadcast reporter endorses Garnet Lewis

August 31, 2018

To the editor: In case you haven't heard the news, I've been working on a political campaign this summer. My newest friend and mentor, Garnet Lewis is running for the 26th District State Senate seat currently held by term-limited Tonya Schuitmaker. This is the first time in years that we...

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