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Steeby 3rd-grader writing contest winner, plants 3 trees

Nikol Yanakieva, a third-grader from Lori Howell’s class at Steeby Elementary School, recently won first place in the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance 2016 "Go Green Youth Challenge" creative writing contest.…

Editor June 1, 2016

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Memorial Day parade in Wayland a little quieter

The annual memorial Day tradition of parades, ceremonies and decorating graves in area cemeteries was fulfilled again Monday across the United States. Many witnesses dai the noise level for the…

Editor May 30, 2016

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Former WHS English teacher to visit Class of ’66 reunion

The Wayland High School Class of 1966 reunion June 25 will be a sort of "homecoming" for long-lost English teacher Mary Ellen Nyuli. Nyuli, who taught at Wayland High School…

Editor May 28, 2016

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Dorr students raise more than $800 for children’s hospital

Dorr Elementary student Cassie Reece presented a check to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Friday for $833 at an all-school assembly. Cassie organized the fund-raiser this spring called "Hoops for Helen"…

Editor May 28, 2016

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Third-graders get lesson at high school science wing

Steeby Elementary third-graders this week had a science lesson at the Wayland High School Science & Innovation Center, where teacher Lynn Gosson taught them about the properties of matter. The…

Editor May 27, 2016

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Wayland ’55-plus’ group visits Damveld gas station shrine

The Wayland Union Schools Community Ed Leisure Life pizza/prize bingo event Wednesday featured a unique visit at Gregg and Mary Damveld's pole barn/garage to see Gregg's collection of Corvettes and…

Editor May 26, 2016

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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 217

25 Years Ago — May 29, 1991 Ralph Sytsma, 72, chairman of the Allegan County Board of Commissioners, died of cancer. A member of the board for 23 years, he…

Editor May 25, 2016

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Hopkins High School academic top 10 announced

The academic top ten students for the Hopkins High School Class of 2016 have been announced. Earning the honors were seniors Amber…

Editor May 23, 2016

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Wayland man wins National Endowment stipend

Mike D. Miller of Wayland has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities stipend for the summer institute "Teaching Beowulf in the Context of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature" at Western…

Editor May 21, 2016

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WHS Orchestra, GR Symphony do ‘Side by Side’ again

The second "Side by Side" concert performed in Wayland by the WHS Strings Orchestra and members of the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra took place Tuesday evening in the Fine Arts…

Editor May 18, 2016