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WHS forensics team takes 3rd at Portage Northern

March 16, 2019

The Wayland High School forensics team brought home a third place trophy from the Portage Northern Invitational earlier this month. Junior Jamie Murray was awarded the first ever Snell Award, for prestigious decorum and an outstanding performance. She also made it to finals and won sixth place in extemporaneous speaking. Camber...

Wayland grad to be Mayo Clinic resident in 2020

March 15, 2019

Michael Merren, formerly of Wayland, will continue his medical education at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for residency in anesthesiology, beginning in July 2020. A graduate of Wayland High School and further education at Michigan State University, Western Michigan University and Grand Valley State University, he is married to Heather...

Martin’s Carter Hilton to play basketball at KVCC

March 15, 2019

Carter Hilton has been a four-year starter on the Martin boys' basketball team, and on Friday he announced his plans for after graduation. At 6'2, Hilton will be playing for Kalamazoo Valley Community College and join a rising team under the direction of Coach Jim Horn. The Clipper senior made...

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Army Bob: Despite ouster attempts, Trump still standing

March 15, 2019

by Robert M. Traxler The collusion delusion, where did it go? President Donald Trump, even before he became President, colluded with the Russian Federation to steal the election and destroy our Democracy! Proof? We don’t need no stinking proof; President Trump is guilty of abuse of power even before he...

Jaci Bultsma appointed new Leighton Treasurer

March 14, 2019

Jaci Bultsma Jaci Bultsma has been appointed new Leighton Township Treasurer, succeeding veteran Char Troost, who announced her resignation last month. Bultsma, who will begin duties in the first week of April, has lived in Leighton Township for the past 30 years. A graduate of South Christian High School she...

WHS Jazz Band receives Division 1 rating at festival

March 14, 2019

The Wayland High School Jazz Band, shown here in December under the baton of Director Kelli Tilley Smith, earned a Division 1 rating today at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association festival.

Yes It Is, It’s True: Albion College coach a class act

March 14, 2019

Frank Joranko I read the news this week about the death of longtime Albion College football coach and athletic director Frank Joranko. My memories of him are fond because he truly was a decent and honorable man. My favorite memory took me back to the fall of 1976, when he...

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Basura: How I spent my winter vacation, in Bonaire

March 14, 2019

“Live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were going to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi Our month on Bonaire was lovely. We had updates on the weather in West Michigan during February, and we understand it was quite brisk. Our weather on the island was...

Wayland school officials tour new training center

March 14, 2019

Wayland Union Schools administrators, Board of Education members and guidance counselors took a tour of the new Wayland Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center on Reno Drive to learn more about the apprenticeship program. The new training center will open officially next month and is expected by many to be a...

Seven Martin students join WMU Leadership Summit

March 13, 2019

Seven Martin Jr./Sr. High students took part in the annual Western Michigan University Student Leadership Summit. Students networked with other students from the SAC Conference, while attending valued sessions that foster individual leadership growth. Pictured (from left) are Ethan Gillihan, Cirsten Coburn, Karra Coburn, Tanner Bird, Javier Guevara, Gracie Shettler and...

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