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Former Hopkins High Principal Vern South dies at 87

Vern South, who was Hopkins High School Principal from 1961 to 1963 while the school's mascot changed from Blue Devils to Vikings, died Saturday, Aug. 18, He was 87. After…

Editor August 20, 2018

Articles

City Council will take up chickens issue once again

Chickens are back in the news for the City of Wayland. After nearly a one-year hiatus, the City Council has agreed to revisit a proposal to craft a local ordinance…

Editor August 20, 2018

Articles

City revokes special use permit for Lumberyard center

The Wayland City Council Monday night almost unanimously voted to revoke a special use permit for the Lumberyard Events Center at the corner of Maple and Railroad streets. The decision…

Editor August 20, 2018

Community Notices

Gun recovered from river linked to theft in Monterey Twp.

The Michigan State Police crime lab has determined a gun fished out of the Kalamazoo River last month was stolen in a Monterey Township break-in 17 years ago. Blake Blanchard,…

Editor August 20, 2018

Community Notices

Wayland adds 2 new school buses to its fleet

Wayland Union Schools has added two new 77 passenger buses to the district's fleet this year, using funds from the Gun Lake Casino agreement. The buses are equipped with undercarriage…

Editor August 19, 2018

Columns

Subterranean: ‘Isle of Dogs’ a delightful animated yarn

Review of Isle of Dogs ****1/2 out of five stars Available on video by Walter G. Tarrow Wes Anderson (Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr. Fox), the director of the exquisitely,…

Editor August 19, 2018

Columns

One Small Voice: ‘Black Women in Church Hats’

by Lynn Mandaville If you are a lover of books, there can be no better vocation than librarian, though being employed at a Barnes & Noble Bookstore might run a…

Editor August 19, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: I fear passive or silent consent

"Look outside my window, there's a woman being grabbed. They've dragged her to the bushes and now she's bring stabbed. Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop…

Editor August 18, 2018

Obituaries

Longtime community, church pillar Ginnie White dies

Virginia Adams White, a longtime pillar of the community of the United Church of Wayland, died of pancreatic cancer Saturday morning. She celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this year. "Ginnie"…

Editor August 18, 2018

Sports

Lady Wildcat runners take 2nd at Early Bird Invitational

The Wayland girls’ varsity cross-country team opened its 2018 season Friday by finishing second in the Hudson Unity Christian Early Bird Invitational. The boys, meanwhile, did not fare so well,…

Editor August 17, 2018