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Five area basketball teams off to winning starts for ’23

Five of the six basketball programs for Wayland, Martin and Hopkins are enjoying the Christmas break with winning records. The Wayland boys are 4-0, the first time that’s happened in…

Editor December 26, 2022

Columns

Salted caramel popped corn can be stored for a week

by Kathy Hamman Miller Preheat oven to 200 degrees Ingredients: 3 3/4 quarts or 15 cups popped corn 1 cup brown sugar packed 1/2 cup oleo or butter 1/4 c…

Editor December 25, 2022

Features

One WHS student to join State Honors Choir concert

Andrew Hinds Wayland High School will have one representative on the Michigan State Honors Choir when it has its annual concert Jan. 21 at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids. Sophomore…

Editor December 25, 2022

Features

How bad was Christmas Week Blizzard of 2022?

Local weather watchers and broadcast meteorologists were attempting to assess the collective damage of the "Christmas Week Blizzard" Thursday, Friday and Saturday and making comparisons with the infamous Blizzard of…

Editor December 25, 2022

Obituaries

Hopkins native Marilyn Crotser passes at age 84

Hopkins native Marilyn Crotser died Friday, Dec. 23, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was 84. She was born June 3, 1938, the daughter of Leon and Edna (Cooley) Arnsman.…

Editor December 25, 2022

Columns

Yes It’s True: We did better on blizzard than with Covid

Because of the “Christmas Week Blizzard,” there have been comparisons made between it and the almost iconic Blizzard of 1978 that I and many others endured almost 45 years ago.…

Editor December 24, 2022

Columns

Subterranean recommends a dozen Christmas movies

The 12 Movies of Christmas, or Celebrating the Holidays Despite Lacking the Spirit. The following is a list of Christmas movies recommended for holiday viewing by former Townbroadcast columnist "The…

Editor December 24, 2022

Community Notices

‘Christmas Week Storm’ wreaks havoc on U.S.-131

Wayland businessman Anthony Winters took a picture Friday afternoon of downtown Wayland on South Main Street to call attention to the horrible visibility problems for motorists who dared to venture…

Editor December 23, 2022

Sports

Wayland boys begin hoops season unbeaten in 4 tries

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team will take a 4-0 overall season record into the Christmas break before resuming the season Jan. 3. The Wildcats captured their fourth straight victory…

Editor December 22, 2022

Community Notices

Traffic crashes start early in the anticipated blizzard

A traffic crash on U.S.-131 just north of the Wayland exit (No. 64) forced closure of the northbound freeway Thursday evening, just at the start of the anticipated blizzard. All…

Editor December 22, 2022