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WHS Class of ’25 top students honored
Summa Cum Laude Shown at left are students in Wayland High School’s Class of 2025 who earned magna cum laude honors for grade point averages of 3.8 and 3.9. Summa…
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Jessica Bredweg is new WHS volleyball coach
Wayland Union Athletics is introducing new varsity volleyball coach, Jessica Bredeweg. Formerly the Wildcats' freshman volleyball coach, she played the sport at Aquinas College. She succeeds Kara Laker, who has…
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Green Wildcats sweep Red Wildcat opponent
The Wayland softball team bounced back from an upset loss last weekend in the Thornapple Kellogg Invitational by sweeping a doubleheader Monday against O-K Gold Conference rival Grand Rapids Northview.…
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Service May 7 for local community activist
Geraldine “Gerri” Louise Kurdelski, age 84, died Saturday, May 3. Gerri was a graduate of Mt. Mercy Academy. She attended GRJC and Davenport College, was a member of the American…
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Viking hurler tosses no-hit gem vs. Belding
The Hopkins softball team swept Belding in an O-K Silver Conference encounter. But that wasn’t the biggest news. Senior Hannah Brinks twirled a no-hitter over seven innings for the Lady…
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WHS boys in driver’s seat for Gold track title
The Wayland High School boys' track team cemented its first-place hold in the O-K Gold Conference standings Monday by turning back South Christian and Middleville Thornapple Kelogg. And Evie Mathis…
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City to spend more than it takes in in 2025-26
The Wayland City Council got a fairly extensive sneak peek of the proposed 2025-2026 budget Monday night. City Treasurer Kate Balfoort gave a presentation outlining revenues and expenditures projected for…
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King & I: Meditation on Derby Day, Tulip Time
by Phyllis McCrossin I’m watching King and the maintenance person from the campground as they work this morning. King is weed wacking, one of his favorite pastimes, and the maintenance…
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Dodge Ram sought in hit-and-run crash
The Allegan County Sheriff's Department is looking for a Dodge Ram truck that struck a local woman's car in a traffic crash in front of McDonald's in Wayland Sunday and…
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Celebration of life will be May 24 at VFW for Jo Ann Carpenter
Jo Ann Carpenter (Brand), 66, of Wyoming (formerly of Wayland) died Wednesday, April 23. Jo Ann and her husband, Wayne Carpenter, were raised in Wayland and married at the City…