Wayland High School

Funeral Thursday for bowling mom Sherry Hall, 48

Sherry Hall died of leukemia Monday, Feb. 4. She was 48. Sherry loved her family, especially her grandchildren and watching her three children bowl. She loved going to the beach…

Editor February 5, 2019

Features

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

(Belatedly, taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago —Feb. 2, 1994 A homeless couple, Al and Rose Mokma, has been…

Editor February 2, 2019

Obituaries

Memorial service is Feb. 9 for John Pintarelli, 58

John Melvin Pintarelli died Monday, Jan. 28, at his home in Wayland after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was 58. John was born Dec. 10, 1960, in Grand…

Editor February 1, 2019

Sports

Wildcats’ makeup game vs. Byron Center Saturday

The Wayland High School boys' basketball team will play a makeup game at home Saturday evening against non-league opponent Byron Center. The move comes after all ballgames and classes were…

Editor February 1, 2019

Features

‘High school yell’ nearly lands WHS student in jail

EDITOR'S NOTE: Townbroadcast will be unable to publish the weekly "Bygone Days" feature Wednesday, as customary, because of the cold and snowy weather. Efforts will be made to publish Thursday.…

Editor January 29, 2019

Community Notices

Frigid snap, snow closes area schools for 3 days

A huge number of school districts and other services were called off again for Tuesday because of a snow storm that dumped at least a half foot of snow on…

Editor January 28, 2019

Sports

WHS grad Presley Hudson is CMU’s scoring champion

With 21 points in Central Michigan's 71-61 win Saturday over Eastern Michigan, Presley Hudson (2,023) surpassed Crystal Bradford (2,006) to become CMU's all-time career scoring leader. She also holds the…

Editor January 26, 2019

Features

WHS grad Tess Marhofer’s artistic work scores again

Wayland High School graduate Tess Tobolic Marhofer continues to use her chalk artist skills for quality public projects. Most recently, her illustration was featured in the Journal of Neurosurgery with…

Editor January 25, 2019

Features

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

25 Years Ago — Jan. 19, 1994 A garage fire killed Clayton W. Brown, 83, next to his home on 133rd Avenue, Fire Chief Hugh DeWeerd said Brown was in…

Editor January 16, 2019

Obituaries

WHS grad Kristi Hovind succumbs to Lupus at age 41

Kristi Lynn (Tiggleman) Hovind, 41, of Byron Center, died Thursday, Jan. 9, after a 25-year battle with Lupus. A loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and special friend, Kristi never let…

Editor January 14, 2019