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Seven WHS students take part in solo & ensemble

Congratulations to seven Wayland High School students (shown in photo) for participating in the Virtual Solo and Ensemble event. These choir students, Danielle Chapman, Mark Musgrave III, Ashlynn Flanagan, Kapry…

Editor January 26, 2021

Obituaries

Tony Bartell dies after return to hometown Wayland

Anthony (Tony) Bartell, died at his home in Wayland on Monday, Jan. 25. He was 62. Tony was born Jan. 8, 1959, in Grand Rapids, to Thomas and Emelda Bartell.…

Editor January 26, 2021

Features

Snow day called Tuesday; 1st-ever during pandemic

It was the first-ever snow day during the Coronavirus pandemic, enabling all public school children to take the day off and do recreation winter activities. Hopkins, Martin and Wayland schools…

Editor January 26, 2021

Columns

Ranger Rick: Biden quickly begins to crash and burn

Well, it's been a week, and dementia President Joe Biden has taken a number of steps to stop liberty and freedom in America. And you notice anything else? Yup, other…

Editor January 26, 2021

Obituaries

Real estate salesperson Alana (Loni) Reifel dies

Alana Rae (Woodward) Reifel, age 74, of Wayland, died Friday, Jan. 22. She was born Aug. 21, 1946. Loni spent many years selling real estate and then turned to the…

Editor January 26, 2021

Community Notices

So Auction House Cafe can seat 5 diners as of Feb. 2

Restaurants as of Feb. 1 will be able to permit customers to come inside dine as long as the number is 25 percent of capacity or less. That poses an…

Editor January 25, 2021

Sports

Lady Wildcat bowlers pick up where they left off, 26-4

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team seemed to pick up where it left off nearly a year ago by posting a 26-4 dual match victory Monday over South Christian in…

Editor January 25, 2021

Articles

Wayland students to go 4, then 5 days starting Feb. 15

Wayland students will go to school for four days a week starting Feb. 15 and then five days starting March 1, after new plans were approved Monday night by the…

Editor January 25, 2021

Columns

Chicken and veggies dish makes quick, easy meal

by Kathy Hamman Miller This is such an easy meal to make on a busy night. Grandma would make a white sauce recipe to go with the veggies, and you…

Editor January 25, 2021

Sports

Hopkins grad leads college team in bowling jamboree

Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman and the Concordia University men's bowling team returned to Wolverine-Hoosier Conference competition Friday in the first of four WHAC Jamborees scheduled this season. Concordia…

Editor January 25, 2021