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WHS exchange student from Ukraine in Germany

Olya Schenky with her diploma in 1996. Wayland High School graduate Olya Schenky, foreign exchange student from the Ukraine, has settled in Germany, where she finally received approval for residency…

Editor August 2, 2022

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Wayland Police Dept. has 2nd annual block party

The second annual Wayland City Police Block Party in the Park was held Tuesday afternoon and early evening. A surprise guest was Kaitlyn Sills. shown above in front of the…

Editor August 2, 2022

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Wayland Union marching band preparing for season

The Wayland Union High School marching band was out in full force Monday at Ron Stehouwer Stadium to begin work on their programs for this fall's season. The Wildcats, under…

Editor August 1, 2022

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New 412 Distillery location to offer cornhole tourneys

412 Distillery has announced that starting in September, the 412 Cornhole Tournaments will commence, including blind draws and many more unique tournament formats. Enthusiasts are encouraged to bring their own…

Editor July 28, 2022

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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 28, 1997 Residents of Apollo Drive in Wayland are complaining about…

Editor July 27, 2022

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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 21, 1997 The Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis is very close…

Editor July 23, 2022

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Mini-Park mural nearly finished in local festival

The Wayland Mainstreet 2022 Mural Project at the Mini Park downtown, on the west wall of McDuff's, was nearly completed during the festival over the weekend. Organizers said more than…

Editor July 17, 2022

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Main Street celebration enjoys no Covid, no storms

The Wayland Main Street summer celebration finally got a little respect Saturday after three straight difficult festivities. This time there was no overcoming the Covid-19 challenge, nor a summertime thunder…

Editor July 16, 2022

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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 14, 1997 Local historian James Levandoski died of a heart attack…

Editor July 13, 2022

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Wayland, Martin both have festivals Saturday, July 16

If both Hopkins and Dorr can have a Fourth of July celebration on the same day, it stands to reason that Martin and Wayland can have summer festivals on the…

Editor July 9, 2022