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Wayland school board agrees to build 2nd baseball field

Detroit News staff writer Tony Paul, a graduate of Wayland High School, has reported today that the Wayland Board of Education has decided to include a new baseball field on…

Editor March 24, 2015

Columns

Contrast Netanyahu’s leadership with President Obama’s

by Ranger Rick When comparing leaders, the stark contrast in leadership and ability between the President of the United States – President Barack Obama and Israel’s Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu is…

Editor March 24, 2015

Articles

Dorr Twp. Board adopts $1.3 million budget for FY 2015-16

The Dorr Township Board Monday night adopted a 2015-16 general fund budget of more than $1.3 million, with a fund balance of just about that amount. The township is expecting…

Editor March 24, 2015

Articles

Dorr Township debate raises question: How much pay is fair?

An apparently failed attempt to get a raise in salary for three Dorr Township officials raised questions about just what what fair compensation is for public officials. Supervisor Jeff Miling,…

Editor March 24, 2015

Articles

Wayland School Board gets legal opinion on Title IX complaint

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night went into closed session to consider a written legal opinion from its attorney about a Title IX civil rights complaint filed last week…

Editor March 24, 2015

Sports

Collings, Forbes, relay quartet win at GVSU indoor track meet

Hopkins senior Quincy Collings and junior Julia Forbes both won individual titles Friday at the GVSU Indoor Track Invitational and the 4x600-meter relay quartet also emerged in first place. Collings,…

Editor March 23, 2015

Editorial

Barry Wege grant pass avoids opportunity to protect our land

To the editor: I am disappointed, but not surprised that Barry County commissioners voted to turn down a $5,000 grant from the Wege Foundation to explore ordinances to control oil…

Editor March 23, 2015

Features

WHS student takes 1st in state business competition

Wayland High School student Olivia Dubay took first place in Administrative Support Concepts and Business Meeting Management at the Business and Professional Association state competition this past weekend at the…

Editor March 23, 2015

Features

WHS Odyssey of the Mind team finishes 4th at state tourney

The Wayland High School Odyssey of the Mind team of Maggie Anderson, Casey Bellgraph, Mitchell Lapham, Victoria Poirier and Trenton Woodcox captured fourth place at the state final competition Saturday…

Editor March 23, 2015

Columns

Monday Moan: School board learns unintended consequences rule

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net In the social sciences, unintended consequences are outcomes that are not the ones intended by a purposeful action. The term was popularised in the 20th century…

Editor March 22, 2015