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Nine WHS singers qualify for Regional Honors Choir

Nine Wayland High School students have been accepted into the Regional Honors Choir after auditions this month. The nine celebrated singers are Stephen Harnish, Mark Musgrave lll, Aiden Ketchapaw, Christian…

Editor November 9, 2021

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Civil War widow buried in Wayland Twp. cemetery

The cremains of Wealthy Congdon, wife of a Civil War veteran Lyman Congdon, were buried this week in West Elmwood Cemetery, Wayland Township. Wayland Township Clerk Ann McInerney said local…

Editor November 9, 2021

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Middle School team to join state tech competition

The Wayland Middle School Wildcat-a-Tech-nics qualified for state robotics competition Saturday by taking first place in the FIRST Challenge regionals. They will join other squads at the Michigan FIRST Tech…

Editor November 7, 2021

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D.K. Sprague is Christmas parade’s grand marshal

The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that retired Gun Lake Tribal leader D.K. Sprague will be grand marshal of the annual Christmas parade, which will step off at…

Editor November 6, 2021

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Students mark ‘Day of the Dead’ at Middle School

Wayland Middle School Spanish teacher Mrs. Jen Warsen celebrated the "Day of the Dead" Tuesday, Nov. 2, with her students. The annual Mexican celebration, Día de Muertos (Day of the…

Editor November 4, 2021

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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 — Nov. 4, 1996 As Wayland Union Schools begins considering privatizing services, the…

Editor November 3, 2021

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WHS Hallowed Halls Trunk or Treat dampened by rain

The Wayland High School chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) annual Hallowed Halls Trunk or Treat festival was a wet one Friday afternoon as a result of light, but…

Editor October 29, 2021

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Two WMS students sing with regional honors choir

Two Wayland Middle School sixth-graders Elliana Clark (left) and Gracelynn Jorden, sang with the Michigan School Vocal Regional Honors Choir on Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Van Singel Fine Arts…

Editor October 29, 2021

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Trick-or-treating here will be Sunday, except in Martin

Most villages, towns, townships, etc. in this area plan to observe Halloween trick-or-treating on Sunday from roughly 5 to 8 p.m., but Martin's will be Saturday evening, Oct. 30. Hopkins…

Editor October 28, 2021

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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 — Oct. 28, 1996 A mobile home fire at Brenner Mobile Home Park…

Editor October 27, 2021