Posted inSports
Ex-Viking helps Concordia pull off 16-14 football upset
Hopkins High School graduate Nolan Smith (cover photo, hand in the air) pins a punt at the one-yard line to put visiting Marian in an offensive hole Saturday. Smith and…
Posted inCommunity Notices
About 900 get vaccinated at WHS Covid clinic Saturday
An estimated 900 people were vaccinated Saturday at Wayland High School' auxiliary gym. As many as 1,000 were vaccinated Feb. 6. One observer said, "Even volunteers are celebrating, everyone is…
Posted inSports
Hopkins boys take over 2nd place in O-K Silver hoops
The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team took a huge step toward taking over second place in the O-K Silver Conference standings. The Vikings scored a resounding 68-49 victory over Calvin…
Posted inObituaries
1995 WHS grad Jennifer Bos dies of breast cancer
Jennifer Bos, a 1995 graduate of Wayland High School. died Tuesday, March 2, of breast cancer in Peoria, Ariz. She was 43. Jennifer is survived by her parents, William and…
Posted inSports
Lady Clippers sail to easy victory on road at Coloma
Martin girls started fast at Coloma and ran away with the league ballgame Friday, 42-18. Martin boys, weren't as successful, losing 61-48 to the Comets and watching their overall season…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Wayland High School has to go to all virtual Monday
Wayland Union High School has experienced an increase in in positive Covid-19 cases, causing the Allegan County Health Department to recommend it transition to remote learning beginning Monday, March 8.…
Posted inFeatures
WHS junior reps for honor society board announced
The Wayland Union High School National Honor Society has newly elected junior representatives for the local chapter of the National Honor Society. Each year a few students from the junior…
Posted inColumns
One Small Voice: Censoring Dr. Seuss just goes too far
by Lynn Mandaville Any librarian worth her salt knows that March 2 is the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel. This year was the 97th anniversary of his birth. To the world…
Posted inSports
Lady Wildcats on top of O-K Gold basketball standings?
Another casualty of the Coronavirus pandemic is that the O-K Gold Conference standings are about as clear as mud. The Wayland girls’ basketball team is listed by Michigan Sports Radio…
Posted inObituaries
Graveside service April 24 for Phillip Salingue, 78
Phillip Ray Salingue, formerly of Martin, died Saturday, Feb. 20, at Wings of Hope Hospice Home in Allegan at the age of 78. His last night was spent enjoying pizza…