Wayland High School

City of Wayland seems fine with adopting chicken ordinance

The Wayland City Council made it clear Monday night there’ll be no pusillanimous pussyfooting on the issue of developing a local chicken ordinance. Council voted 5-1 to direct City Manager…

Editor August 7, 2017

Sports

WHS sophomore’s team makes World Dwarf hoops finals

Charlie Toman, a sophomore at Wayland High School, is a member of one of two USA teams competing in the 2017 World Dwarf Games in Guelph, Ontario. He and his…

Editor August 6, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Elmer Peters’ brief extraordinary story

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is reprinted from five years ago during Townbroadcast’s first year of existence: “I coulda been a contender,” Marlon Brando’s famous line from the movie “On…

Editor August 5, 2017

Obituaries

Wayland High School grad Lester Decker dies at 60

Lester G. Decker age 60, of Grandville, died Thursday, Aug. 3, at Lacks Cancer Center, after a hard fought battle with leukemia. Lester was a 1975 graduate of Wayland High School.…

Editor August 5, 2017

Sports

Caleb Campbell takes over as WHS boys’ soccer coach

Caleb Campbell has accepted the position of varsity boys' head soccer coach for Wayland High School. A teacher in the district for five years, he has a fourth grade class…

Editor August 3, 2017

Features

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

25 Years Ago — Aug. 5, 1992 The mobile home of Ken “KC” Clack and his family of five was destroyed by fire at the Yankee Springs Meadows trailer park.…

Editor August 2, 2017

Sports

Jessica Merchant takes assistant coaching post at Stanford

Jessica Merchant, perhaps Wayland High School's most famous female athletic alum, has decided to join the coaching staff as an assistant at Stanford University. Merchant, an all-state and Miss Softball…

Editor August 2, 2017

Community Notices

Dorr Township Treasurer honored for statistician services

Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin is being honored this year as a "Friend of Basketball" by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, one of about a dozen to receive the recognition.…

Editor August 1, 2017

Features

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

25 Years Ago — July 29, 1992 Barb Kaarlie, director of the Allegan Alliance, denies rumors that the organization will be disbanded soon. Formerly known as the Allegan County Promotional…

Editor July 26, 2017

Community Notices

WHS grad Kyle Pitcher hired to direct Goshen orchestra

Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher has been selected as director of the fifth and sixth grade orchestra at Goshen High School in Indiana. Pitcher, son of Roger and Renee…

Editor July 26, 2017