Posted inObituaries
Cancer takes community activist Joan Medendorp
Joan Medendorp, age 73, of Wayland, lost her battle to cancer on Saturday, Feb. 15. Joan Pietila was born on Oct. 20, 1946, in Sault Saint Marie. She graduated from…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Four inducted into Hopkins High Athletic Hall of Fame
The 2020 Class of Athletic Hall of Fame inductees for Hopkins High School were (from left) Dan Miller, Bill Weick, Brandee (Merren) Sisson and Don Walker. Their plaques now can…
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Survivor Lucky Lulu now has found permanent home
Lucky Lulu, the only one of five Chihuahuas to survive a horrific incident last week in this area, has found a home, according to Tonda Genther of Pet Klips. Lulu…
Posted inSports
WHS grad Sydney Urben, team win Hoosier Classic
Wayland High School graduate Sydney Urben and her Mount Mercy University (Iowa) teammates captured the championship in the Hoosier Classic Sunday. Urben is a 2018 graduate of Wayland High School…
Posted inColumns
Barry Hastings: After Iowa shambles, the race is ON
So now Yang, Patrick and Bennet are out of the Democratic primary race for president. South Carolina, Nevada, Super Tuesday, California, then Michigan are looming. After them, we should havea pretty good…
Posted inEditorial
Gun Lake Tribe a better corporate citizen than Switch
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. While many Americans rail against welfare queens and lazy poor people who game the…
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One Small Voice: Trump shows no respect for law
“The appearance of a conflict of interest” was the reason I was given 30 years ago. I had recently been elected to the Wayland Union Schools Board of Education, and…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Two Martin Odyssey of the Mind teams qualify for state
Two of the Martin Odyssey of the Mind teams that performed at Wayland Union High School in regional competition have qualified to advance to the state level at Middleville Thornapple…
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Splintering: Another reason for the death of the 1960s
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the third is a series of columns examining reasons why the 1960s protest, long hair, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll died so quickly, lifted…
Posted inEditorial
Ambulance service is not under threat of bankruptcy
To the editor: Wayland Area Emergency Medical Services (WAEMS) has provided service to our neighbors for more than 40 years and will continue into the future. We are led by…