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Middle schooler is a winner in Meemic art contest

Wayland Middle School student, Mackenzie Kositzky has been selected as one of the 50 winners of the fifth annual Meemic Masterpieces Art Contest. Her prizes included an Amazon Fire Tablet…

Editor June 22, 2020

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WHS grad posts pic of her and singer Stevie Nicks

Mary Torrey DeVitto, a 1969 graduate of Wayland High School, posted a striking photo today on Facebook of her and celebrated singer Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. DeVitto was personal…

Editor June 20, 2020

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Grace Thomas loses racing companion, best friend

The Miller and Thomas families experienced a very difficult day Friday when they had to put down Faith, the barrel racing companion and very close friend of Grace Thomas. The…

Editor June 20, 2020

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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) The Wayland Schools’ community again was rocked by the news that a group of teen-agers had…

Editor June 17, 2020

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Leighton Fire Dept. honors 28-year volunteer Tom Miller

Tom Miller of Moline, a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School, was honored by the Leighton Township Fire Department for his 28 years of service as a volunteer firefighter. "After…

Editor June 15, 2020

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Hopkins grad earns West Point engineering degree

Matthew Robinson, a 2015 graduate of Hopkins HighSchool, has graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated with a degree in systems engineering and has branched…

Editor June 13, 2020

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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 — June 14, 1995 Wilma Baske, 93, determined to be the oldest living…

Editor June 10, 2020

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Austin Marsman named to youth education fund board

Martin High School graduate Austin Marsman, 20, has been named to the Michigan Youth Education Fund Board of Directors. The statewide nonprofit provides grants, scholarships, and awards to deserving students…

Editor June 8, 2020

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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 — June 7, 1995 Martin High School’s 800-meter relay team, with 9Mark Garcia,…

Editor June 3, 2020

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Martin student is national Angus Show May Herdpick

The National Junior Angus Show Herdpick for the month of May is Blake Pillars of Martin. Blake is a freshman at Martin High, where he is the class president and…

Editor May 29, 2020