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Like grandmother, like granddaughter, history repeats itself?

November 5, 2017

Madison, the 12-year-old granddaughter of 1974 Wayland High School graduate Kathy Worfel, just finished her first complete season as a member of a sixth grade football team in Texas. Her grandmother is no stranger to being the only girl on the team, having played boys' tennis for the Wildcats in...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

November 1, 2017

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 4, 1992 The Wayland Township Board granted an excavation permit to enable the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to commence the cleanup of the contaminated site on 132nd Avenue. Neighboring residents are...

Seven WHS singers advance to Regional Honors Choir

October 31, 2017

Regional Honors Choir qualifiers from Wayland are (back row from left) Hannah Damveld, Avery Sallie, Olivia Gamelin, Zack Spoors, (front row) Anna Sanger, Andrew VanBaal and Mikayla Biesbrock. (Photo courtesy of Ricci Sabin) Seven Wayland Union High School students have advanced to the High School Regional Honors Choir. They will...

‘Seussified Christmas Carol’ to be presented Nov. 17-19

October 30, 2017

The players (kneeling, from left) Will Hurt, Chris Niemchick, Aubree Wooten, Sam Rahm, Missy Whitney, Olivia Peets, Dakota Busby (standing) Carla Janke, Collin Majewski, Keely Standish, Kai Weaver, Evan Cater, Ally Maynard, Mike Wnuk, Camber Barko, Benjamin Niemchick, Khylea Wells, Maiwenn Knapsong, Alanya Foster, Nick Wnuk, Avery Sallie, Cami Huyck and...

Local Trio continues to impress as Triple Barrel Band

October 29, 2017

by Austin Marsman Triple Barrel Trio in concert Brothers Cameron and Jacob Conley, along with Clayton Brenner, started playing music together a few years ago after a rained-out bonfire forced them inside. A casual jam session has resulted in the formation of a band called Triple Barrel, which does covers...

Dorr principal, staff sleep on elementary school roof

October 27, 2017

Dorr Elementary Principal Kevin Zaschak and Dorr staff members Caleb Campbell, Chris TerVree and Aaron VanHouten slept on the roof of Dorr Elementary School Thursday, Oct. 26. Zaschak challenged his students to raise $13,000 in their recent Wildcat Walk fund-raiser and said he would sleep on the roof of the...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

October 25, 2017

25 Years Ago — Oct. 28, 1992 Wayland residents will be asked Nov. 3 to approve a $1 million bond issue to enable the city to upgrade its water needs, including a well, storage tank and new water mains. Mike Chesebro of Moline admitted to at least five instances of...

No matter that it rained on Wildcats’ cross-country parade

October 23, 2017

The rain Monday in Wayland and all of West Michigan was relentless and plentiful. After setting records for being dry in September, this one super soaker more than made up for it. Though most folks stayed indoors if they didn't have to venture out, these and other members of the...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

October 18, 2017

(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 21, 1992 Yankee Springs Township’s first and only bed and breakfast may have to close its doors after the township files suit against John Rough’s business on Sandybeach Road. Yankee Springs says...

Wayland Schools’ FIRST robotics programs increase

October 15, 2017

The FIRST® Robotics programs at Wayland Union Schools are building momentum. After starting the high school robotics team in 2016, the district now has three FIRST programs to offer students from grades 5-12. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international youth organization that operates the FIRST Robotics...

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