Editor

City approves Lumberyard Events parking agreement

The City of Wayland and Lumberyard Events Center owners Mark and Marty Shepard have reached agreement on parking requirements for the business at the corner of Railroad and Maple streets. City…

Editor June 4, 2018

Articles

Dahlia test garden project proposed for North Park

The City of Wayland once was known as the Dahlia City and even had a Dahlia Festival in the 1990s, and the local Main Street program has a proposal to…

Editor June 4, 2018

Community Notices

Wayland Union Schools’ summer projects outlined

Wayland Union Schools uses public improvement funds from Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing to improve the district’s facilities every summer. This year, the district plans to install new digital signs…

Editor June 4, 2018

Community Notices

Serious traffic crash near Dorr exit shuts down U.S.-131

A serious traffic crash Monday morning near the Wayland exit on the U.S.-131 expressway shut down the southbound lane between Wayland and Dorr. Michigan State Police said the accident occurred shortly…

Editor June 4, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Strange links for 2 DAR award winners

Charles Dudley Warner, editor of the Hartford (Conn.) Courant, wrote in 1850 that "politics makes strange bedfellows." An unusual twist for that statement would be the bizarre connection between two…

Editor June 3, 2018

Columns

One Small Voice: White privilege and the accident of birth

by Lynn Mandaville This is one piece of my family's folklore as I heard it, and remember it, and relish it. My Grandpa Fred Richards and his brother Clarence were…

Editor June 3, 2018

Columns

The Subterranean: ‘Last Flag Flying’ rich in war credibility

Review of 'Last Flag Flying' **** out of five stars Currently on video and streaming on Amazon Prime by Walter G. Tarrow How did you celebrate this past Memorial Day?…

Editor June 3, 2018

Sports

Hopkins girls score 2, Wayland boys 1 at state meet

It wasn't a particularly good day for Wayland and Hopkins at the Division 2 state meet Saturday at Zeeland. The Wildcat boys scored just one point with an eighth-place finish…

Editor June 3, 2018

Sports

Lady Wildcats make it 10 in a row for district titles

The Wayland varsity softball team claimed its 10th consecutive district championship Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 victory in the final round against Grand Rapids South Christian. The Lady Wildcats had…

Editor June 3, 2018

Editorial

Legislators’ change of mind a cynical ploy to keep jobs

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Go ahead, explain. But remember if you lie... the bogeyman will get you, and…

Editor June 2, 2018