Wayland High School

Lady Wildcats softball coach Cheri Ritz wins national honor

Wayland High School varsity softball coach Cheri Ritz has been named a National Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations and is a finalist…

Editor January 19, 2016

Obituaries

Services planned for Wednesday for WHS grad Pat Buensch

Patricia Ann Buensch, age 68, of Wayland, died Sunday, Jan. 17. Pat graduated from Wayland High School in 1966 after suffering serious injuries in a traffic crash during her junior…

Editor January 18, 2016

Sports

WHS grad Autumn Anderson plays for unbeaten Hope squad

Wayland High School graduate Autumn Anderson (10) will join her Hope College teammates in welcoming longtime MIAA rival Calvin for a huge contest on the hardcourt. The undefeated and nationally-ranked…

Editor January 18, 2016

Community Notices

Wayland area roads are slick with ice and difficult to melt

The Wayland Fire Department issued a statement around noon Monday that “U.S.-131 northbound from the Wayland exit to at least the Kent Allegan County line is a sheet of ice…

Editor January 18, 2016

Articles

WHS Novice takes 1st at the debate state championship series

The Wayland Debate Novice Team took first place and the Varsity Team placed third at the debate state championship series Saturday at Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand…

Editor January 18, 2016

Features

Nominations sought for Wayland Alumni Hall of Fame

Wayland Union School District is seeking nominations for the 2016 Alumni Hall of Fame. Nominate a candidate for consideration by sending the nominee’s name and qualifications to Tom Cutler, Principal,…

Editor January 16, 2016

Articles

Hopkins alum Sue Wakefield to retire as Plainwell superintendent

Hopkins High School graduate Sue Wakefield will retire as superintendent of Plainwell Community Schools at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. When Wakefield steps down in June, she will…

Editor January 16, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 199

25 Years Ago — Jan. 16, 1991 The Village of Martin finally is having clean and clear water pumped to residents after early tests of the new system prompted distribution…

Editor January 13, 2016

Obituaries

Celebration of Life event for Donna Walters is Saturday, Jan. 30

Donna K. Walters, age 48 of Dorr, a 1986 graduate of Wayland High School died Tuesday after a lingering and debilitating illness. Donna, one of the earliest Facebook friends for…

Editor January 13, 2016

Articles

Wayland doesn’t fare well on M-STEP, but neither do other schools

The bad news told to the Wayland Board of Education Monday night was that students in the local district didn’t score very well in the M-STEP tests. The good news…

Editor January 11, 2016