PARMA, MI – The Western School Board spent more than two hours evaluating the district’s superintendent Tuesday night before emerging with a glowing evaluation of Michael Smajda. “The Western Board of ...

PARMA, MI — Everything is all shiny and new. Workers are putting the finishing touches on the Western School District’s new elementary school, east of Western Middle/High School off South Dearing Road ...

Principal Mike Smajda was horrified to learn that one of his first-grade pupils at Lemmer Elementary School had watched "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

JACKSON, Mich. (WLNS) — A long-anticipated project for Western School District in Jackson County is now a reality. Western’s new elementary school brings more than 1,000 Jackson students and staff ...

(nee Moravec) Beloved wife of Al Smajda. Loving mother of Maria, Ronald, Denise (Joe) Davis. Proud grandmother of Raymond, Brian, Tiffany, Joseph Jr., Ronald Jr., and Christopher. Visitation Thursday ...

The world lost a true original, an artist of both life and enterprise, with the passing of Elizabeth “Betty” Ann (Smajda) Hoyt on September 11, 2025. She was 84 years old. A beloved wife, mother, ...