Category: Community Notices

Dem Congressional candidate Jon Hoadley visits Wayland

Post has published by Editor
State Rep. Jon Hoadley of Kalamazoo made Wayland the first stop on his listening tour as part of his recently announced campaign for Congress against 34-year Congressman Fred Upton, a Republican. Hoadley visited Simply Celia's in downtown Wayland Saturday afternoon as a guest of the Wayland Democrats' group.
Read More

WHS robotics team fails to advance to world playoffs

Post has published by Editor
The Wayland High School robotics team, No. 6090, was not chosen for playoffs at the world competition in Detroit over the weekend. The group qualified for worlds after regional contests in Saginaw. A spokesperson commented, "We are grateful for the awesome opportunity to compete with the best teams from around...
Read More

Local authorities stage mock serious traffic crash at WHS

Post has published by Editor
The Wayland Police Department, Allegan County Sheriff's Office, Wayland Fire Department and Wayland Area EMS put together a mock drunk driving crash for students at Wayland Union High School to demonstrate the devastating effects of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or narcotics. (Photos supplied)
Read More

WHS Symphony Strings group earns Division 1 state rating

Post has published by Editor
The Wayland Symphony Strings ensemble earned a Division 1 rating at the state competition earlier this week. The group is under the leadership of Karen Nofsinger. (Photo supplied)
Read More

Martin School Drama Club to present ‘The Outsiders’

Post has published by Editor
The Martin Jr./Sr. High School Drama Class will present a performance of “The Outsiders” from the book by S.E. Hinton, adapted by Christopher Sergel. Show Time is 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the school. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students.  Tickets will be sold at the...
Read More

Wayland man pleads no contest in double fatal crash

Post has published by Editor
Jacob Scot Damron of Wayland earlier this week pleaded no contest to two counts of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs causing death in connection with a traffic crash last July 17 that killed a newlywed couple in Heath Township. In exchange for the no contest...
Read More

WHS Theatrix to do ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Post has published by Editor
The Wayland Theatrix will present William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 3, 5 and 5, at the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center. Both performances Friday and Saturday evenings will commence at 7 p.m. The Sunday show will be a matinee, beginning at 3 p.m....
Read More

Award-winning author to visit Leighton library April 24

Post has published by Editor
The Leighton Township Library will welcome author Lee Zacharias for a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24. The Michigan Notable Book Award-winning writer of "Across the Great Lake," Zacharias is visiting the Leighton library as one of the stops on her speaking tour. She is flying in from her...
Read More

WHS Robotics team to go back to worlds in Detroit

Post has published by Editor
The Wayland High School First Robotics Team No. 6090 made it to the semifinal round in the DTE Division of the state robotics competition last weekend in Saginaw and qualified once again for the world contest at Cobo Center in Detroit. The local group will be back in action in...
Read More

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ set for May 2-4 at Hopkins MS

Post has published by Editor
The musical "Little Shop of Horrors" will be presented May 2, 3 and 4 at the Hopkins Middle School auditorium. The curtain rises at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, and at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Cost is $10 for adults and...
Read More
Previous Next