(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 10, 1993 Gayle McEnaney wrote a special exclusive story for the…
Wayland Mayor Tim Bala won re-election to his sixth two-year term and all City Council candidates won without opposition. Meanwhile, Democrats filled every one of the seven county commission slots,…
It wasn’t the tsunami Democrats had been hoping for, but the top state-wide offices in Michigan went to female Democratic candidates Tuesday. Democrats, as predicted by the polls, won the…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
The issue of chickens in the City of Wayland has been settled, and proponents will be disappointed. The City Council Monday night voted 6-1 not to proceed any further with…
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…