Wayland High School

Two WHS forensics students among top 10 in state

Two Wayland High School forensics students competed with close to 600 others from around the state, representing 45 different schools May 19-21 at the annual Michigan Speech Coaches Incorporated State…

Editor June 1, 2017

Features

WHS grad, Navy nuclear field coordinator pays a visit

Wayland High School graduate and U.S. Navy Nuclear Field Coordinator Darrin Door explained how how uranium turns into energy and other nuclear energy topics recently in a visit to David Robinson's…

Editor May 31, 2017

Features

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

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 3, 1992 The Wayland Township Board is recommending the Players Club at…

Editor May 31, 2017

Sports

Davenport bows out of NAIA World Series in 2-0 loss

The softball season ended for Davenport University after a 2-0 loss Tuesday to LSU-Alexandria in the World Series in Florida. The Panthers' final record was 49-10 and they tied for fifth in…

Editor May 30, 2017

Obituaries

Service is June 3 for former local woman Dorothy Donovan

Dorothy Marie Donovan Peake of Kentwood, a former resident of Wayland, died May 24. She was 78. Born April 7, 1939, in Kalamazoo, Dorothy has eight grown children, several of…

Editor May 29, 2017

Obituaries

2015 WHS grad Cody Lichtig dies from rare form of cancer

Cody James Lichtig, 21, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, died Tuesday, May 23, of a rare form of cancer at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.…

Editor May 27, 2017

Features

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

(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 27, 1992 Mary Ellen Mynatt DeYoung wrote a letter to the editor…

Editor May 24, 2017

Community Notices

Top WHS male athletes honored in annual ceremony

Codey Clewell won the Louis Japinga Award Tuesday night at the Wayland High School awards assembly and Jacob Omness was presented with the Senior Athlete Award. The Japinga Award is…

Editor May 24, 2017

Community Notices

Terry ‘Sunshine’ Ellis chosen Booster of the Year at WHS

Terry "Sunshine" Ellis, shown here with his wife, was presented with the 2016-17 Booster of the Year Award Tuesday night at the annual Academic and Athletic Award Night at Wayland High…

Editor May 24, 2017

Sports

Coughlin, Morse win top WHS female athletic awards

Wayland High School seniors Leigha Morse (left) and Taryn Coughlin were announced as the winners of the Senior Athlete Award and Multer Award, respectively, Tuesday night at the Wayland High…

Editor May 24, 2017