Editor

Wayland schools win ‘Safety Is No Accident’ award

Wayland Union Schools has been selected to receive a 2018 "Safety Is No Accident" award, one of only five awards in the state. Each year five members of the MASB-SEG…

Editor November 7, 2018

Editorial

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

(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…

Editor November 7, 2018

Community Notices

Bala re-elected mayor, GOP dominates county races

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,…

Editor November 7, 2018

Articles

It wasn’t blue tsunami, but Dems make election gains

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…

Editor November 6, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: Voting results will tell if polls were right

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…

Editor November 6, 2018

Community Notices

Mock elections conducted for WHS students Tuesday

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…

Editor November 6, 2018

Obituaries

Services already held for free spirit Scott Reil, 27

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.…

Editor November 6, 2018

Obituaries

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

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…

Editor November 6, 2018

Sports

WHS grad Austen Beggs rolls perfect 300 at Spectrum

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.…

Editor November 5, 2018

Articles

Wayland City Council finally nixes chicken ordinance

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…

Editor November 5, 2018