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Summer free lunch series is back and bigger than ever

May 16, 2016

Wayland Union Schools will start its second Summer Fun Days celebration series Monday, June 13, ending the weekday program Aug. 27, featuring free lunches for area kids under 18 years of age. The program was such a big success that it returns this summer and even has just about doubled...

Martin High School students win state woodworking title

May 16, 2016

Martin High School students Andrew Dykstra and Faith Guritz were regional and state champions in woodworking recently. Both entered woodworking projects in the MITES (Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society) competitions and were all-around winners. Their work shined above hundreds of other projects. Andrew was awarded first in the 10th...

WHS Baccalaureate service planned for Saturday

May 16, 2016

As the academic year comes to a close, the Wayland Union school district has a variety of events and responsibilities to handle. Supt. Norm Taylor noted that public schools’ no longer are in the business of dealing with Baccalaureate ceremonies, area churches are organizing the service for 5 p.m. Saturday,...

Wayland area man charged in DUI fatal traffic crash

May 16, 2016

Dale Robert Melick, 53, of Wayland was arraigned this afternoon in Allegan County District Court in connection with the fatal traffic crash early Saturday morning in 135th Avenue in Wayland Township. Melick was charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired causing death and two counts of operating while impaired...

The Muck Starts Here: Would you believe me…

May 16, 2016

by Barry Hastings ... if I told you the third leading cause of death among Americans is "medical error?" Heart disease is #1, cancer #2, mistakes by medical professionals #3. So, it seems, our, "best medical care in the world," which costs more than medical care anywhere else in the...

Lady Wildcat JVs win Fruitport Invitational title

May 16, 2016

The Wayland High School junior varsity softball team won the Fruitport Invitational Saturday. The Lady Wildcats took out Northview 10-7, Muskegon Oakridge 11-6 and host Fruitpost 12-7 in three very cold and even snowy ballgames.

Sarah Brewer records 36th fastest time at River Bank Run

May 14, 2016

Sarah Brewer, a 2006 Wayland High School graduate, finished 36th out of more than 2,200 runners at the Fifth Third River Bank Run Saturday in Grand Rapids. Brewer was a standout distance runner for the Lady Wildcats and is daughter of teacher and coach Sue Brewer. With her at her...

Three Wildcats league champs, team finishes 3rd in Gold

May 14, 2016

The Wayland boys’ varsity track team finished third in the O-K Gold Conference meet Saturday in the cold, wind and rain. The Wildcats came up with 116 team points. Ottawa Hills won the league meet with 137 and South Christian was runner-up with 127. The Lady Wildcats, meanwhile, checked in...

Service planned for Tuesday for Mary VanEe, 96, of Dorr

May 14, 2016

Mary H. Mary H. (Bach) VanEe, of Dorr, died Friday, May 13, the day before her 97th birthday. Mary loved to cook and bake for people she cared for. She enjoyed reading and crafting and was a talented seamstress. Mary worked for General Motors for 26 years. Since 1963, Mary...

‘Fairy Free for All’ will be presented at WMS May 20

May 14, 2016

The Wayland Middle School Drama Club will present "Fairy Free For All" at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the middle school cafeteria. In the Never Never Land, time is so unpredictable that you can never be quite sure how long you’ve been there. In Scotland, the magical faery folk,...

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