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Three new grads added to WHS Alumni Hall of Fame

Three new members of the Wayland High School Alumni Hall of Fame this year are Josephine Kiel (Class of 1939), inducted posthumously with her daughter accepting the award, David Smith…

Editor April 19, 2024

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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 — April 19, 1999 Monica Skinner of Leighton Township and her sons escaped…

Editor April 17, 2024

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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 — April 12, 1999 The City of Wayland has approved a site plan…

Editor April 10, 2024

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Yankee Springs cites Dan Miller’s 50 years of service

Dan Miller The Yankee Springs Township Fire Department held a special recognition event for Deputy Chief Dan Miller recently, commemorating his 50 years in fire service. Miller, besides being deputy…

Editor April 3, 2024

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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) West Superior Street in the 1920s 25 Years Ago — April 5, 1999 The Wayland City…

Editor April 3, 2024

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Dorr Elementary has near record in Heart Challenge

Dorr Elementary last week celebrated the end of the Kids Heart Challenge. Students collected $16,821.24, just $400 away from the all-time record at Dorr! As an incentive, students who raised…

Editor April 3, 2024

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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) Oscar F. Raab worked as a teacher for three school years, from the beginning of 1905-06…

Editor March 27, 2024

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Wayland 5th-graders join in music fittings session

The Wayland Union Schools music department Monday put together music fittings for fifth grade students at Pine Street Elementary. Music fittings allow students to try out different band and orchestra…

Editor March 27, 2024

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Wayland Post Office’s history began back in 1844

THEN - In 1968, the Wayland Post Office was opened at 135 E. Superior. EDITOR’S NOTE: Remarkable amateur historian Kathy Hamman Miller, a volunteer at the Then & Now Historical…

Editor March 23, 2024

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Did winter unleash revenge in post-spring snowstorm?

Spring supposedly had sprung Tuesday in the aftermath of perhaps the warmest and snow free winter ever experienced in these parts, but a Friday morning payback surprise paid an unwelcome…

Editor March 22, 2024