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Boys’ district basketball pairings set for next week

The Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced boys’ high school district basketball tournament pairings for the week of Monday, March 7, to Friday, March 11. Wayland is host for…

Editor February 28, 2022

Columns

Sheet pan steak & potatoes is quick and tastes great

by Kathy Hamman Miller When you need a easy to put together, great tasting dinner, this is sure to be your new go to recipe. Toss it all together in…

Editor February 27, 2022

Community Notices

Wearing masks no longer required on school buses

Wayland and Hopkins school officials announced this weekend that wearing masks will no longer be required in order to ride school buses. The Wayland Union Schools' web site reported, "Effective…

Editor February 27, 2022

Articles

WHS Principal Tom Cutler to retire effective June 30

Tom Cutler Wayland High School Principal Tom Cutler has announced he will retire effective June 30, the end of the current academic year. Superintendent Dr. Christina Hinds confirmed the development,…

Editor February 27, 2022

Sports

Former star Wildcat hurdler 1st at college indoor meet

Corrina Courser Corrina Courser, a 2020 graduate of Wayland High School, finished first Sunday in the 60-meter hurdles at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association indoor track meet. Courser is…

Editor February 27, 2022

Features

WHS foreign exchange student still surviving invasion of Ukraine

EDITOR'S NOTE: Since posting earlier today, Former WHS foreign exchange student Olya Schenky has sent along updated information as follows: "Ahmed and I are safe today. Russian soldiers tried to…

Editor February 27, 2022

Community Notices

Victims of Gun Lake fire, explosion are seeking help

A GoFundMe page has been established for a family that lost their Gun Lake area home to fire Friday morning (www.gofundme.com). The explosion and fire destroyed the house, routing six…

Editor February 27, 2022

Sports

Former Viking bowling standout is all-WHAC pick

Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman, who earned all-state accolades during his Viking prep career, added to his personal trophy case Saturday by being named to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic all-star…

Editor February 26, 2022

Sports

Keep on rollin’: It’s deja vu for Cats’ Kadence Bottrall

Kadence Bottrall with another individual trophy. Well, here we go again. Wayland High School junior Kadence Bottrall earned her second straight individual regional bowling championship Saturday and she and senior…

Editor February 26, 2022

Sports

Local 8th-grader ties state indoor pole vault record

Wayland Middle School eighth-grader Evie Mathis, daughter of Rick and Cindy Mathis of Wayland, placed sixth amongst high school jumpers Saturday in the Michigan Indoor State Meet at the LAB…

Editor February 26, 2022