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Plan Commission has 3 hearings, as well as 3 recommendations

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening had three public hearings on zoning text amendments and eventually voted unanimously to recommend them to the City Council. Perhaps most satisfying was…

Editor March 9, 2021

Features

GoFundMe page set up for videographer Terry Ellis

A GoFundMe page has been established for Terry Ellis, a videographer who appears at every local high school sporting event and school activities. He was diagnosed with cancer, had surgery…

Editor March 9, 2021

Features

WHS debate team takes part in mock UN assembly

The Wayland High School debate team took part in their final international debate Saturday, March 6. They enjoyed a three-hour long "mock" United Nations Assembly, during which they discussed a…

Editor March 9, 2021

Columns

Ranger Rick: Is it culture change or common sense?

A recent post on Facebook I saw said: "Can we still order black coffee? Are brownies being taken off the shelf? Is White Castle changing its name?... I'm sure Cracker…

Editor March 9, 2021

Articles

Wayland School Board almost shortens quarantine

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening came within one vote of amending the Coronavirus quarantine period for the high school from 14 to 10 days. The board voted 4-3…

Editor March 8, 2021

Sports

Wayland’s winter sports seasons reinstated today

Wayland High School athletics are back in business for the last two weeks of the regular winter season. After being canceled by the school having to go to all on-line…

Editor March 8, 2021

Columns

The ‘Swiss’ in swiss steak is not from Switzerland

by Kathy Miller Hamman You might think that Swiss steak gets its name from Switzerland, but the term “Swiss” in the recipe actually comes from a swissing technique used to…

Editor March 8, 2021

Obituaries

Service is Wednesday for Kathleen Groth of Martin

Kathleen J. Groth of Martin died Saturday, March 6, at Trillium Woods in Byron Center. She was born Sept. 20, 1944, in Allegan, the daughter of Clifford and Lois (Sweet)…

Editor March 8, 2021

Columns

Ramblin Road: recalling my own history of tea partying

by Phyllis McCrossin I have a tiny kitchen in our travel trailer. It consists of two feet of counter space, probably three square feet of cupboard space, a four-burner stove…

Editor March 8, 2021

Sports

Ex-WHS bowling coach guides college team to title

The Midland University women's bowling team has repeated as NAIA Conference Champions! The Lady Warriors, coached by former Wayland High School girls' varsity coach Bill Holbrook, took game five and…

Editor March 7, 2021