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Wayland Supt. resigns to take position at Northview

Dr. Christina Hinds Wayland Union Schools Superintendent Dr. Christina Hinds announced her resignation, effective June 30, 2022 to the Wayland Union Schools staff and community today. Dr. Hinds has served…

Editor March 1, 2022

Features

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 — Feb. 17, 1997 Richard M. Weaver of Allegan, a Wayland alternative high…

Editor February 16, 2022

Features

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 — Feb. 3, 1997 The front page of the Globe was graced by…

Editor February 5, 2022

Community Notices

Supreme Court justice visits Martin Schools’ classrooms

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein visited Martin Public School classrooms with local school board member Austin Marsman Friday, which also happened to be the high school's winter homecoming. "It…

Editor January 28, 2022

Editorial

‘Retiring’ was only way for Wiersema to exit gracefully

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. The news of the early “retirement” of Hopkins High School social studies teacher Robert…

Editor January 26, 2022

Features

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 — Jan. 27, 1997 The continuing debate over privatizing Wayland Union Schools’ transportation…

Editor January 26, 2022

Obituaries

Former Wayland School Board member dies at 75

Francis G. Lindgren, age 75 of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Jan. 20, after a long illness. Francis retired, after 30 years, from Spartan Stores, Inc. in Grand Rapids and went on…

Editor January 25, 2022

Articles

Three candidates to be interviewed for board seat

Norm Taylor Jeff Koon Cinnamon Mellema Three candidates seeking to fill a vacancy on the Wayland Board of Education will be interviewed in a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday,…

Editor January 24, 2022

Editorial

We collectively have failed to properly deal with Covid

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. It’s been nearly two years since the Covid-19 pandemic began, and one thing seems…

Editor January 18, 2022

Articles

Martin Supt. passionately defends saving kids policy

Brooke Ballee-Stone Martin Public Schools Superintendent Brooke Ballee-Stone showed passion while defending decisions to shut down classroom instruction and mask up athletes in efforts to mitigate a Covid-19 surge. Ballee-Stone…

Editor January 17, 2022