Wayland High School

Young thespian wants to start community theater

Nathan Savinsky Local youthful thespian Nathan Savinsky wants to see if a Wayland Community Theater program can be launched in the community. Savinsky, who has been enthusiastically involved with the…

Editor July 13, 2023

Sports

Nicki Cardosa wins asst. coach award nationally

Nicki Cardosa Nicki Cardosa, coach and teacher at Wayland High School, has been named an assistant coach of the year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She won a state-level…

Editor July 13, 2023

Features

WHS teacher’s wife’s book being sold in 2 area stores

Jeanne Gunderson, wife of Wayland High School art teacher Scott Gunderson, has received word that Schuler's and Books and Mortar in Grand Rapids have both agreed to sell her recently…

Editor July 12, 2023

Community Notices

WHS grad promoted in anesthesia at Mayo Clinic

Michael Merren Michael Merren, a 1994 graduate of Wayland High School, has been promoted to Anesthesia Critical Care Fellow at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Merren, a graduate of the College…

Editor July 8, 2023

Features

WHS senior wins award to attend Blue Lake Camp

Wayland High School senior Nicholas Ward has earned a 2023 Sue Drummond Scholarship! from the Thornapple Arts Council. An aspiring vocalist and choir director, Ward the scholarship in the amount…

Editor July 6, 2023

Obituaries

Diane Wolf Simkins, WHS grad, dies at Virginia home

Diane Marie (Wolf) Simkins, 74, of Norfolk, Va., died at home surrounded by family on Friday, June 30, after a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 23, 1949, near Ovid, MI she…

Editor July 2, 2023

Sports

Kami Morse named to all-state team at 2nd base

Recent Wayland High School graduate Kami Morse has been named to the Michigan High School Division 2 all-state softball team at second base. Morse, who has signed on to play…

Editor June 29, 2023

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 29, 1998 Allegan County has endorsed the plan for the Leighton-Dorr…

Editor June 28, 2023

Articles

Leslie Wagner succeeds Pat Velie as WUS asst. supt.

Pat Velie Leslie Wagner of Hastings has been selected assistant superintendent of finance and operations for Wayland Union Schools, succeeding the retiring Patricia Velie. Wagner, who will begin duties later…

Editor June 26, 2023

Sports

Wayland High School does well in Meijer state games

Wayland athletes had a more than reasonable success in this past weekend's Meijer State Games. The Lady Wildcats basketball team claimed the championship at West Catholic High School Sunday afternoon.…

Editor June 25, 2023