Wayland High School

Courtney Osborn hired as Dorr kindergarten teacher

Dorr Elementary School has hired Courtney Osborn as the new kindergarten teacher. She started in January and replaced Jerry Faulkner, who recently retired. She was previously the extended day preschool…

Editor January 23, 2017

Sports

Presley Hudson MAC Player of Week for 3rd straight time

Wayland High School graduate and former all-state basketball player Presley Hudson has been tearing up with the Mid-American Conference this month. Hudson, daughter of Wayland High School boys' varsity basketball…

Editor January 20, 2017

Community Notices

Nominations sought for WHS Alumni Hall of Fame

Wayland Union Schools is seeking nominees for the 2017 Alumni Hall of Fame. Thoe who wish to nominate a candidate for consideration may the nominee’s name and qualifications to Principal…

Editor January 20, 2017

Sports

Nicki Cardosa steps down as WHS volleyball coach

Nicole Cardosa, a solid member of the Ritz-Merchant family that has dominated women's athletics in Wayland for several decades, has given up her varsity volleyball coaching job. The Wayland school…

Editor January 19, 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 — Jan. 22, 1992 Patricia Birkholz of Fennville, Saugatuck Township Treasurer, has been appointed…

Editor January 18, 2017

Sports

WHS boys’ bowlers slump in losses to Unity, Byron Center

The Wayland High School boys' varsity bowling team hit a rough patch this week with dual match losses, 19-11 to Hudsonville Unity Christian and 24-6 to Byron Center. "Our boys…

Editor January 13, 2017

Sports

Presley Hudson breaks CMU single-game scoring mark

Former Wayland High School all-state basketball star Presley Hudson broke Central Michigan University's individual scoring record for one game with 43 points Wednesday night in a 101-92 victory over Ball…

Editor January 12, 2017

Editorial

Legalized recruiting is ruining high school athletics

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Remember the University of Michigan’s “Fab Five” in basketball two decades ago? I thought…

Editor January 12, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral for hit-and-run victim will be Saturday morning

Chelsea Gayle Crawford, 26, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Jan. 10. She was a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School. Surviving are her husband, Benjamin Crawford; mother, Christina (Bob Boersma) Fender;…

Editor January 11, 2017

Features

Bygone Days: A look at NE Allegan County’s history

25 Years Ago — Jan. 15, 1992 Three Caledonia teens, one age 17 and two even younger, have been arrested in connection with the damage done to Hooker Cemetery in…

Editor January 11, 2017