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Hermenitt honored for 40 years coaching girls’ hoops

Wayland Middle School eighth-grade girls' basketball coach Don Hermenitt recently was honored for coaching the sport for 40 years. Hermenitt began his career guiding girls on the court in 1976…

Editor March 17, 2017

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

From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr: 25 Years Ago — March 18, 1992 A 16-year-year-old freshman who had been expelled for violating smoking…

Editor March 15, 2017

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Safe senior drivers can save dollars on car insurance

The Wayland Senior Citizens Leisure Life group gathered at the transportation building classroom Wednesday and Thursday for several hours for an AARP driver's training class. Seniors who successfully complete the…

Editor March 9, 2017

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

25 Years Ago — March 11, 1992 Dorr Township Planner Tim Johnson offered four plans intended to better protect agriculture, but about 50 local farmers gave his ideas a lukewarm…

Editor March 8, 2017

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WHS senior using School to Work to land a job

Wayland High School Senior Brianna Ribble who is participating in the School to Work program at Thornapple Veterinary as an unpaid intern, was offered a job after graduation. She plans…

Editor March 6, 2017

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Three local America & Me essay winners announced

Three Wayland Middle School students from have been named in the annual America & Me essay contest sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance. The three students, who earned first, second and…

Editor March 2, 2017

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

25 Years Ago — March 4, 1992 Hopkins Public Schools officials will try once more to pass a 5.6-mill bond issue for $10.195 million for a new high school and…

Editor March 1, 2017

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WHS grad Jerry Czarnecki state teacher of year runner-up

Jerry Czarnecki, a 1987 graduate of Wayland High School, has been selected runner-up in the Michigan Association of School Boards Teacher of the Year competition. Czarnecki began teaching math and…

Editor February 28, 2017

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Army Bob’s prostate cancer treatments are under way

The journey through the advanced prostate cancer diagnosis has taken us to one more physician, Dr. Julie Forstner at the Metro Cancer Center. She did an exam and asked dozens…

Editor February 26, 2017

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Pine Street Odyssey team advances to state contest

One of Wayland's four Odyssey of the Mind teams last weekend earned the right to compete in the state meet March 18 at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Wayland Union Schools was…

Editor February 24, 2017