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Guest Column: So let us promote the social welfare

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jon Seymour is a 2017 graduate of Wayland High School, a student at Grand Valley State University and an employee at Steelcase and McDonald's. He was student rep…

Editor February 2, 2020

Community Notices

Local Food Truck provided 58,453 lbs. for needy in 2019

Feeding America, which provides the food for the monthly Food Truck program for the needy at the United Church of Wayland, has issued statistics for 2019. The Food Truck provided…

Editor February 2, 2020

Editorial

So what makes a good superintendent? Ability to adapt

ACTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. While watching and listening to the proceedings during the first day of the Wayland…

Editor February 1, 2020

Columns

One Small Voice: Hatred of Trump nothing personal

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the author's response to a suggestion in the comments section that she must get over her hatred of President Donald Trump: by Lynn Mandaville With…

Editor February 1, 2020

Community Notices

Most Gun Lake Winterfest events will be on Feb. 15

Most of the activities for the annual Gun Lake Winterfest celebration will take place through hout the day Saturday, Feb. 15, but a couple of events are planned for Wednesday,…

Editor February 1, 2020

Editorial

We must be proactive on climate change, like Y2K

To the editor: Thanks for providing a forum for news and discussion. A week or so ago you had a column on climate change. I read it several times to…

Editor February 1, 2020

Sports

Wildcat boys and girls both suffer defeats at Lowell

It's a difficult realization to swallow, but the Wayland girls' varsity basketball team very definitely struggles without star 6-2 junior pivot Stephanie Ainsworth. The Lady Wildcats were on the short…

Editor January 31, 2020

Sports

Martin girls outlast Coloma; boys falter down stretch

Sophomore Gracie Shettler and junior Natalie Yowler came off the bench and sparked the Martin girls’ varsity basketball team to a hard-fought 45-36 victory Friday night over a surprisingly competitive…

Editor January 31, 2020

Columns

Basura: The Beach Doctor conquers sea urchin bites

“Help! I need somebody! Help, not just anybody. Won’t you please, please, help me?” — The Beatles, 1965 My uncle, a Korean War vet, asked me the other day if…

Editor January 31, 2020

Articles

WAEMS Board working on 5-year restructuring plan

The Wayland Area Emergency Services ambulance operations are the busiest ever and personnel are scrambling to keep up with costs and demands. Penny Post, who represents Dorr Township on the…

Editor January 30, 2020