Community Notices

Man drowns in Leighton Township pond Sunday

Authorities have reported the drowning of a local man Sunday evening in a pond on 143rd Avenue in Leighton Township. A neighbor called emergency personnel, saying the man was floating…

Editor April 15, 2024

Community Notices

Consumers Energy again postpones power outages

The Consumers Energy planned power outages for Saturday, April 13, have been postponed again, this time because of the need for linemen to repair damages experienced Friday in a widespread…

Editor April 13, 2024

Community Notices

Gusty winds follow rains, cause scattered outages

The rains subsided Friday, but high winds of between 40 and 50 miles per hour kicked in afterward, causing scattered power outages and the downing of tree limbs. This one…

Editor April 12, 2024

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WHS grad wins political science scholarship

Wayland High School graduate Dahlia Terry has received a $1,000 scholarship from the Judith & Thomas Donahue/ Capital Company Endowed Scholarship in Political Science. It is awarded to junior level…

Editor April 11, 2024

Community Notices

Planned power outage will occur Saturday, April 13

The Consumers Energy planned outage that was originally scheduled for Saturday night, April 6, will now be occurring Saturday night, April 13. This affects customers in Wayland City, Hopkins and…

Editor April 9, 2024

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Wayland will compete in sports as Class A in ’24-’25

Next year will be very different for Wayland High School’s athletic schedule. Not only are the Wildcats lining up in a new division in the O-K Gold Conference, they are…

Editor April 6, 2024

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Hopkins Tech Vikes ranked No. 1 for state competition

The Hopkins High School Tech Vikes will be included in this weekend's state championship competition in FIRST Robotics at Saginaw Valley State University. The Hopkins group ended the qualifiers ranked…

Editor April 3, 2024

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Wayland Robotics group qualifies again for state

The Wayland High School Robotics team No. 6090 has announced it officially has qualified for the have officially qualified for the state championship Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 4-6 at…

Editor April 1, 2024

Community Notices

Theft of 3 vehicles reported in downtown of Martin

A Facebook poster today reported that the community of Martin is being plagued by thieves, breaking into homes and stealing vehicles from yards in downtown Martin. One resident had his…

Editor March 31, 2024

Community Notices

Former Kessler’s building, now ITC Holdings, razed

The building that for more than a half century has been home to the now defunct Kessler's Undies and Woolies and ITC Holdings came down this week. ITC Holdings’ Wayland…

Editor March 29, 2024