Wayland High School

Wayland will be host for district band festival Oct. 10

Wayland High School, first the first time in its history, will be host this year for the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) district festival Tuesday afternoon and evening,…

Editor October 2, 2023

Sports

Vikings lose on hail Mary, ‘Cats victims of comeback

The Wayland and Hopkins High School varsity football teams Friday night absorbed difficult defeats on the gridiron, but Martin found a way to prevail over visiting NorthPointe Christian, 46-30. The…

Editor September 29, 2023

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 — Sept. 28, 1998 Globe Editor Nila Aamoth, in her weekly Soapbox, declared,…

Editor September 27, 2023

Community Notices

WHS equestrian team qualifies for ‘C’ regionals

The Wayland High School equestrian team competed in its last meet of the season Saturday and team finished as District 19 Division C champions with a combined total of 186…

Editor September 27, 2023

Community Notices

Wayland High is host for Legislative Debate Day

Wayland Union Debate was host for the annual Legislative Debate Day for students, coaches and teachers from across West Michigan Tuesday, Sept. 26. Debate Day cultivates a culture of academic…

Editor September 27, 2023

Sports

WHS grad named MCCAA volleyball player of week

Wayland High School graduate Olivia Deeb has been named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Western Conference Offensive Player of the week for posting the statistics as shown. She…

Editor September 26, 2023

Features

WHS Class of ’73 has mini-reunion at Auction House

Some members of the Wayland High School Class of 1973 had a mini-50-year reunion breakfast Monday at the Auction House Cafe just north of the city limits on Division Avenue…

Editor September 25, 2023

Obituaries

Celebration of life held for Kaity Kenyon in Alabama

Wayland High School graduate Kaitlyn “Kaity” Renee Kenyon, age 34, passed away unexpectedly in Dothan, Ala., on Aug.26, with her parents by her side. Kaity was born in Hastings on…

Editor September 24, 2023

Features

WHS students elect king and queen of homecoming

Elected king and queen of the Wayland High School Homecoming festivities Friday evening were seniors Kaharrie Pureifoy and Baillee Merren. Pureifoy may be in his street digs here, but he…

Editor September 23, 2023

Community Notices

Your school bond dollars at work on high school roof

Sometimes when there is road construction, the sign says, "Your tax dollars at work." That sign could be modified at Wayland High School to say, "Your bond levy dollars at…

Editor September 22, 2023