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Catholic Central halts Lady Wildcats’ amazing win streak, 64-42

For the second time in just one week, this is what revenge looks like. And it's not pretty. The Wayland boys' basketball team got sweet revenge on Friday the 13th…

Editor February 20, 2015

Community Notices

How cold was it? Record breaking or record tying on Feb. 20?

Tom Miller of Moline was at again Thursday night and Friday morning, showing off the temperature at his house in the country. This indicator is showing somewhere around minus 15…

Editor February 20, 2015

Coming Events

Bell’s Brewery plans brewing demonstration at Henika Library

A home brewing demonstration will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Henika District Library on South Main Street in Wayland. Representatives from Bell's Brewery in Kalamazoo…

Editor February 20, 2015

Community Notices

Free food truck visit today changed to Wayland Fire Station

The monthly distribution of free food for the needy will be conducted from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the Wayland City Fire Station at the corner of…

Editor February 20, 2015

Articles

Dorr native one of 100 finalists for trip to colonize planet Mars

Dorr native Laura Smith-Velazquez has received word that that she is one of 100 candidates worldwide chosen to participate in a mission to begin colonizing Mars. Dutch-based non-profit Mars One…

Editor February 20, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcat JVs lose again to Grand Rapids Catholic Central

The Wayland girls' junior varsity basketball team lost for the second time this season, 50-35, to a talented Catholic Central opponent."This time we played a better overall game, although we…

Editor February 20, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Extremist negativity exacts a toll on us as Americans

by Robert M. Traxler Negativity is the easy way out. Ever notice how the good folks on the ends of the political spectrum see things? Left or right, the 5%…

Editor February 19, 2015

Articles

Casino expenditure priorities examined by Board of Education

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening went over the $1.5 annual million casino budget with a proverbial fine-toothed comb and members pledged to spend a week thinking about spending…

Editor February 19, 2015

Articles

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