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Wayland 8th-grader wins Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee

Brennan Grimes, an eighth-grader from Wayland Union Middle School, was winner of the Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee . Runner-up was Lily Ehn, an L.E. White Middle School eighth-grader in…

Editor February 19, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Saginaw High School may close for no good reason

by Amy Kerr Hardin The Saginaw School District Board of Education is considering shuttering one of two high schools to consolidate them under one roof. Much of the discussion has…

Editor February 18, 2015

Features

Bygone Days, A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 153

25 Years Ago — Feb. 21, 1990 A hearing scheduled for March 12 will take up a request from about 140 residents of Burnips who are seeking to have their…

Editor February 18, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats receive forfeit in last league bowling match

The Lady Wildcats bowling team was awarded a 30-0 forfeit Tuesday from Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, which was unable to field a full team for the match. This was the…

Editor February 18, 2015

Community Notices

Public Safety Beat: Wayland schools briefly on lockdown

Wayland Union Middle School and Wayland Union High School were put under a partial lockdown/shelter-in-place just after 10 a.m. Wednesday because of the presence of a suspicious individual in the…

Editor February 18, 2015

Features

WFD sez: Beat the winter blues, don’t worry, be happy

Snow came a-callin' again Tuesday night and well into Wednesday, with three to six inches of the white stuff predicted for this area by fearless forecasters. The Wayland Fire Department,…

Editor February 18, 2015

Articles

Dan Beute welcomed as new Dorr Plan Commission member

Daniel Beute was welcomed as a new member of the Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening. Bob Wagner, chairman and member of the Planning Commission for more than half a…

Editor February 18, 2015

Sports

Viking boys fall to 8-9 overall after 2-point loss to Tri-Unity

Hopkins fell behind early and staged a furious second half rally, but fell short in a tough 58-56 loss to Tri-Unity Christian at home Tuesday night in a non-conference basketball…

Editor February 18, 2015

Sports

Martin just a game shy of .500 record after victory over Bangor

Martin ran its season record to 8-9 and its Southwestern Athletic Conference North Division record to 6-3 by defeating visiting Bangor 67-54 Tuesday. “I thought out guards controlled the tempo…

Editor February 18, 2015

Sports

Wildcat boys’ defensive pressure just too much for Mattawan

Whilst being interviewed after a ballgame, basketball coaches seem overly fond of explaining "the D was the key" to victory. Wayland coach Mike Hudson didn't even need to say it…

Editor February 18, 2015