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WHS marching band earns Division I at district festival

The Wayland High School marching band earned an overall Division I rating, the highest, at the district festival at East Kentwood High School Tuesday evening. "So proud of our marching…

Editor October 10, 2018

Features

Hopkins grad Zach Harig returning to work at Fox 17

Hopkins High School graduate Zach Harig has signed an agreement with WXMI-Fox 17 in Grand Rapids as weekend sports anchor and reporter. "Ever since interning there in high school for…

Editor October 10, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: We need real truth in advertising

Dry cleaning clerk: “That’’ll be five weeks, dearie.” Customer: “Five weeks? But the sign says ‘One Hour Cleaners.’” Clerk: “That’s just the name of the shop." — The Bonzo Dog Band,…

Editor October 9, 2018

Community Notices

Accident on U.S.-131 southbound damages van

Martin Township Fire & Rescue this morning cleared the scene of a traffic crash on southbound U.S.-131, involving this van. Authorities said traffic was backed up between 116th Avenue and…

Editor October 9, 2018

Community Notices

Fast-food delivery driver had THC in fatal accident

Authorities have determined that the driver of a Jimmy John’s delivery vehicle that struck and killed a 5-year-old boy July 6 at Windsor Woods in Wayland had THC, the active…

Editor October 9, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: Is it really the University of Michigan?

In the fall of 2014 at the University of Michigan, more than half the students at the Ann Arbor campus were from out of state. It was the first time…

Editor October 9, 2018

Features

Wayland CCA students 2nd in GR disc golf tournament

Career Connections Academy (CCA) competed in a disc golf tournament last Friday at Garfield Park in Grand Rapids. They placed second as a team and won individual medals for second,…

Editor October 9, 2018

Obituaries

Celebration of life for Bob Kaczanowski will be Oct. 20

Robert "Bob" Kaczanowski of Wayland died Sunday, Oct. 7, due to complications from cancer. He was 57. Bob was born July 5, 1961 in Grand Rapids, to Gerald and Gloria…

Editor October 9, 2018

Sports

South Christian wins Gold golf title, Lady ‘Cats 4th

The Wayland girls' golf team finished fourth in the final standings of the O-K Gold Conference after the league tournament Monday at Thornapple Pointe. The Lady Wildcats recorded a team…

Editor October 8, 2018

Articles

Wayland schools trying out a different truancy program

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening learned about a new truancy diversion program from Director of Instruction Teresa Fulk. She said the local district does better than many others…

Editor October 8, 2018