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Progress on sale of foreclosed house slowed; final price decided

The Wayland City Council Monday night voted 6-1 to sell the old dilapidated foreclosed house at 430 W. Superior St. to Max and Robin Mitchell of Byron Center for final…

Editor December 22, 2015

Columns

Ranger Rick: ‘Congenital’ liar Hillary Clinton unfit to be president

I encourage everyone to view the great economist Dr. Thomas Sowell on “Dismantling America” on YouTube – a 2010 critical look at President Obama’s past and present performance and future…

Editor December 22, 2015

Features

Lady Wildcat bowlers collect toys for underprivileged kids for holidays

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team has been doing very well on the lanes, and this holiday season they're doing well for the community with a toy drive for gifts…

Editor December 22, 2015

Articles

Leighton Fire Dept. veteran of 20 years Dave VanPutten retires

Dave Putten this past week retired from the Leighton Township Fire Department after serving for 20 years. He is moving on to work at Dutton. He was given this cake…

Editor December 21, 2015

Articles

City treasurer, staff receive praise for clean audit, healthy finances

Wayland City Treasurer Cheri Parrish earned high praise again from the auditor for her work on the city’s finances. Peter Woldman, audior from Gabridge & Company of Grand Rapids, told…

Editor December 21, 2015

Articles

City’s application for rec trail grant turned down for a 3rd time

The Michigan Department of Transportation has informed the City of Wayland that its third application for a grant to help build and pave a recreational trail along the north-south interurban…

Editor December 21, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats punish young, inexperienced Sparta group, 70-36

Wayland’s girls’ basketball game against a young and struggling Sparta team Monday afternoon was over after the first quarter. The Lady Wildcats exploited that youth and inexperience with full-court pressure…

Editor December 21, 2015

Columns

Monday Moanin: Gov. Snyder responsible for water tragedy in Flint

By Jeff Salisbury TV political commentator Rachel Maddow reports on the poisoning of Flint, Michigan residents when their water supply was switched, and shows explicitly how responsibility for the tragedy…

Editor December 20, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: Why not just ban sales of drones and lasers?

by Barry Hastings While our idiot government is messing its collective pants over drones and lasers threatening the safety of passenger aircraft near just about every airport (often hundreds of…

Editor December 20, 2015

Sports

Wildcat boys’ bowling team captures 3rd place at Cedar Springs tourney

After a grueling four straight days of bowling, the Wayland boys' varsity bowling team still managed to bring home third place out of 14 teams competing in the Cedar Springs…

Editor December 19, 2015