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WHS debate team adjusts well to contest changes

The Wayland High School debate team this past fall has had to adjust to a combined in-person and virtual competitive season. The debaters take part in legislative debate; a variation…

Editor January 5, 2023

Community Notices

McDuff’s to fill gap left by closure of Simply Celia’s

Simply Celia’s bakery and restaurant in downtown Wayland has closed its doors, but employees now will work for McDuff’s Bar & Grille, which is expanding its offering to breakfasts in…

Editor January 3, 2023

Community Notices

Gun Lake/Wayland area teen missing since Sunday

Malik Miller, a Gun Lake area teen-ager, has been reported missing since Sunday afternoon. According to reports on Facebook, he was last seen “swan diving out of the living room…

Editor December 26, 2022

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‘Christmas Week Storm’ wreaks havoc on U.S.-131

Wayland businessman Anthony Winters took a picture Friday afternoon of downtown Wayland on South Main Street to call attention to the horrible visibility problems for motorists who dared to venture…

Editor December 23, 2022

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Traffic crashes start early in the anticipated blizzard

A traffic crash on U.S.-131 just north of the Wayland exit (No. 64) forced closure of the northbound freeway Thursday evening, just at the start of the anticipated blizzard. All…

Editor December 22, 2022

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New Leighton Twp. Fire Dept. engine has arrived

Today was the day when the new Leighton Township Fire Department engine 1313 came home to station #2. A department spokesman said, "Thank you to our community for all the…

Editor December 21, 2022

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A harbinger of what’s to come later this week?

The predicted big winter storm had not yet arrived, but already there was a highway incident, this one at the Gun Lake Casino exit (No. 61) off the U.S.-131 expressway.…

Editor December 21, 2022

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Wayland teacher, coach in GR hospital after stroke

Jody Tyner Wayland Middle School teacher and assistant varsity wrestling coach Jody Tyner suffered a stroke Saturday and is currently at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. A family spokesperson said,…

Editor December 20, 2022

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Auction House Cafe open despite family health crisis

The Miller family is asking for a little patience from patrons and customers of the Auction House Cafe this week. The patriarch of the family, 1966 Wayland High School graduate…

Editor December 12, 2022

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Martin hoops games vs. Black River postponed

The boys' and girls' basketball games at Holland Black River for Friday night have been canceled because of inclement weather and poor driving conditions. The games will be made up…

Editor December 9, 2022