Wayland High School

Hit and run incident victim was Wayland High grad

January 10, 2017

The young woman who was killed by a truck in a hit-and-run incident in Wyoming Tuesday morning was a former Wayland High School student. Chelsea Crawford, 26, of Wyoming, the former Chelsea Fender, was walking on 52nd Street just east of Byron Center Avenue, when she was struck just before...

Acoustic band with WHS grad wins contest in Kalamazoo

January 7, 2017

Blarney Castle, an acoustic music group that includes Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher, won the judges' balloting among 11 acts to earn a slot at the March 3-4 Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival and a chance to play their own show at the museum during this year’s Friday Night Highlight Series....

GR Christian poses 2nd showdown for Wildcats Tuesday

January 7, 2017

Because of the anticipated large crowd for Tuesday night's O-K Gold Conference showdown with Grand Rapids Christian, Wayland school officials have announced that up to 250 tickets will be sold in advance. Though tickets also will be available for purchase at the door on game day, the offer is intended...

Three WHS students to sing with State Honors Choir

January 5, 2017

Wayland Union High School choir students (from left) Shawn Sutherby, David Huynh and Nick Wnuk achieved positions in the Michigan School Vocal Music Association State Honors Choir. They will be performing at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Tickets are $10 at the door....

WHS to send 12 students to state business competition

January 5, 2017

Wayland shined at the Business Professionals of America Regional Leadership Conference Wednesday, having 12 students place and qualify for the state level competition in March. More than 300 students gathered at Lake Michigan College to compete in business management, marketing, technology and networking. Nineteen student members of the Wayland Union...

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

January 4, 2017

25 Years Ago — Jan. 4, 1967 Randy Marklevitz was appointed to a trustee’s seat on the Wayland Township Board, succeeding Larry Knowlton, who died. A shortage of ambulance personnel was to be the main topic of conversation for an upcoming meeting of the Dorr Township Board. Wayland City Councilman...

Presley Hudson scores 36, is MAC Player of the Week

January 3, 2017

Central Michigan University’s Presley Hudson was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for women’s basketball. Hudson, a sophomore guard from Wayland, scored a career-high 36 points in leading the Chippewas to a 91-78 victory over Kent State in CMU’s MAC opener Saturday. Hudson, last year’s MAC...

Memorial service Jan. 14 for Dick Arnold, formerly of Wayland

January 3, 2017

Richard "Dick" Collinson Arnold, formerly of Wayland, died on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. Born on Feb. 7, 1931, he was 85. He is survived by his wife Joan (Wilcox), to whom he was a devoted and loving husband for over 65 years; his five children, most of whom were...

Splash pad was best and most positive story here in 2016

December 31, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is analysis by the editor. The now dearly departed year of 2016 was rife with negative developments, but the top local story over the last 12 months, as chosen by me, the friendly dictator, was perky and positive. Beating...

Wayland’s oldest business, Smith Lumber, has been sold

December 29, 2016

Smith Lumber & Coal, a more than a century old business in Wayland has been sold, but the new owner has not been disclosed and there has been no indication of what will happen to the ancient building. The business was started in 1898 and it most recently was managed...

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