Wayland High School

Funeral will be Tuesday for Melody Lodenstein, 67

Melody L. Lodenstein, 67, of Wayland, died Thursday, April 13, at her home. She was born on May 27, 1949, to Gilbert and Lorraine (Kinert) Merchant in Petoskey. She married…

Editor April 14, 2017

Community Notices

WHS students American Chemical Society exam finalists

Wayland High School students in AP and organic chemistry classes took a preliminary test provided by the American Chemical Society, offered to all students in Kalamazoo, Allegan and VanBuren counties.…

Editor April 14, 2017

Sports

Wildcat boys, girls lose to TK in dual meet openers

The Wayland High School boys' track team opened its dual meet season Wednesday with an 80-57 loss to O-K Gold Conference rival Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The girls lost as well,…

Editor April 12, 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 — April 15, 1992 The Allegan United Way has decided to end its affiliation…

Editor April 12, 2017

Articles

Wayland robotics team heading to state competition

In only its second year of competition, the Wayland Union High School FIRST Robotics team is headed to the Michigan State Championship this weekend at Saginaw Valley State University. The…

Editor April 12, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral will be Thursday for Nancy Grevenstuk

Nancy C. (Noble) Grevenstuk, age 68, died April 9. She was born Oct. 15, 1948, in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Harvey and Laura (Hindenach) Noble. A 1966 graduate of…

Editor April 10, 2017

Community Notices

World War II survivor, author to speak at WHS Friday

World War II survivor Hans Moederzoon van Kuilenburg will tell Wayland High School social studies students Friday her story of how her family helped the Dutch during the “hunger winter”…

Editor April 10, 2017

Features

Wayland High School students join Youth Summit

Wayland High School students were among the more than 300 students from Allegan and Barry counties who attended the fourth annual Allegan-Barry Youth Summit Wednesday, March 29, at Gun Lake…

Editor April 10, 2017

Features

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

25 Years Ago — April 8, 1992 Gov. John Engler’s proposed deep cuts in state government spending on adult education programs will cause drastic reductions in services offered by the…

Editor April 5, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: A look at ‘Hail Mary’ prayers answered

In baseball, it’s the walk-off hit or walk-off homer. In football, it’s the “Hail Mary” pass. In basketball, it’s the buzzer-beater. All of them represent some of the most thrilling…

Editor April 4, 2017