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Wayland students earn 84 Microsoft Office certifications

April 26, 2016

Wayland High School Business Department awarded 84 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications, an industry-recognized, standards-based credential for validating Microsoft Office skills. The certification is recognized globally by colleges and business as the premier credential for individuals seeking to validate their knowledge, skills and abilities related to the Microsoft Office applications....

Hopkins FFA members clean up Poplar Hill Cemetery

April 25, 2016

Members of the Hopkins chapter of the FFA last weekend did a cleanup of the Polar Hill Cemetery in Monterey Township. The FFA performed the work as part of a community service project under the leadership of adviser Jessica Couch.

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 212

April 20, 2016

25 Years Ago — April 24, 1991 Customers who are delinquent in payments to the Gun Lake Area Sewer Authority will face penalties in terms of fees, which total about $71,000. An anti-drug rally will be held in the Harding’s parking lot off West Superior Street. The May 1 event,...

WHS senior performs in honors choir at WMU festival

April 20, 2016

Mitchell Lapham, senior at Wayland Union High School, performed at the Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival Honors Choir. He was one of three Bass 2 singers out of 60 students who qualified from 15 schools. The festival was held at Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium March 24.

WHS robotics team demonstrates unit to younger students

April 14, 2016

One of the requirements for FIRST Robotics Teams is to inspire younger students in robotics and STEM activities, so this week the WHS Robotics Team #6090 visited Steeby fourth-graders, the Computer Science Club and fifth-and sixth-graders at Pine Street Elementary. The team demonstrated its robot and answered questions about the...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 211

April 13, 2016

25 Years Ago — April 17, 1991 Four area fire departments battled a barn fire in Salem Township that killed two dry cows. Yankee Springs Township has agreed to pay Recycling in Barry County (RiBC) $100 a month for providing recycling services with a couple of bins at Gun Lake...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 210

April 6, 2016

25 Years Ago — April 10, 1991 VanSolkema Farms has been ordered to pay $16,000 in civil penalties and for damages in the 1989 “chemical drift” killing of about 2,000 brown trout fingerlings in the Rabbit River in Leighton Township. The burglary and break-in at the Radio Shack at 138...

Mother Nature’s day after April Fool’s Day is cruel joke

April 2, 2016

It was the day after April Fool's Day, and Mother Nature had a cruel joke in store for West Michigan. Despite area weather forecasters predicting just one to two inches of snow, we got about three inches of the white stuff, according to a variety of disgruntled residents. Holly Hanson...

Power outage causes some Dorr residents to do creative coping

March 31, 2016

The thunderstorm that rolled through this area Thursday afternoon and evening caused a power outage in the Dorr area, with residents reporting that even businesses such as Dick's Market had to shut down. Some citizens got a little creative during the inconvenience. Shown here is a picture taken by Amanda...

Olivia Myers selected this year’s DAR award winner at WHS

March 31, 2016

Wayland High School senior Olivia Myers has been selected to receive this year’s DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Good Citizen Award. Olivia is the daughter of Todd and Shannon Myers and lives in Wayland. Maternal grandparents Robert and Betty Meconis also live in Wayland. Olivia’s activities have included include...

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