(no title)

New city manager likely to begin duties at start of next year

New Wayland City Manager Tim McLean is expected to begin his duties here no later than Jan. 1. McLean, was offered a two-year contract in which he will earn $68,779…

Editor November 20, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Don’t let fear delay what you must do with hip replacement

by Robert M. Traxler I recently returned home from a second hip replacement surgery at Metro Hospital. Many years of insanely long distance running, 19 marathons and other distance races,…

Editor November 19, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Obama spanks Gov. Snyder on refugee issue

by Amy Kerr Hardin “That’s shameful. That’s not American. That’s not who we are.” President Obama speaking at the G20 Summit today on the issue of refusing Syrian refugees. Several…

Editor November 19, 2015

Columns

So just who is this ‘Basura’ fellow, anyway? An introduction:

Who is Basura? The picture is from long ago. In the words of the great Delbert McClinton, “I’m not old, but I been around a long time.” Some of the…

Editor November 19, 2015

Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday for Anna Harig, 85

Anna Marie (Weber) Harig, age 85 originally of North Dorr, died Tuesday, Nov. 18. Anna was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Anna is survived by her children: Patricia…

Editor November 19, 2015

Community Notices

Area senior citizens’ holiday luncheon will be Wednesday, Dec. 2

The Wayland Community Education’s Leisure Life program’s second annual holiday luncheon will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 2, at the at the Windsor Woods Village Community…

Editor November 18, 2015

Articles

WHS math teacher Linda Anderson is one of 5 state award finalists

Wayland High School math teacher Linda Anderson has been selected as a Michigan state-level finalist in mathematics for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching program. Anderson…

Editor November 18, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 192

EDITOR’S NOTE: The hallowed halls of the Then & Now Historical Library in Door did not yield anything from the week of Nov. 21, 1990. Then & Now will be…

Editor November 18, 2015

Community Notices

Wayland, Dorr gasoline prices drop below $2 per gallon milestone

A milestone of sorts was reached in the Dorr and Wayland areas Tuesday when gasoline prices dropped below $2 per gallon. There has been some speculation that prices could sink…

Editor November 17, 2015

Sports

Former Wildcat volleyball star Allison Getty led Northwood in kills

Wayland High School graduate Allison Getty was the top scorer in kills for the Northwood University volleyball team this past fall. Getty, a sophomore outside hitter, was an all-state selection…

Editor November 17, 2015