Wayland High School

WHS grad Sofia Nelson joins Detroit public defender’s office

July 12, 2015

Sofia Valencia Nelson, a 2005 graduate of Wayland High School, is taking a new position as a public defender with the Appellate Defender’s Office in Detroit. The daughter of Mary Ortiz and Greg Nelson of Wayland Township, she earned her undergraduate degree from Tufts University before earning a juris doctorate....

WHS grad Brittini Merchant named assistant coach at SIUE

July 12, 2015

Brittini Merchant (left), shown here with her aunt Cheri Ritz, has been named an assistant coach for the softball team at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Merchant, a 2007 graduate of Wayland High School, was Miss Softball in 2007 and later played for graduated from Central Michigan University. She played at...

Funeral Thursday for Jon Bednarsky of Moline, who died of heart attack

July 11, 2015

Tragedy struck a Moline family for the second time in less than three years with the death of Jon Bednarsky Friday morning. His daughter, Samantha, found him on the floor of the bathroom. He apparently died of a heart attack at age 54. His wife, Brenda, died at age 52...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area past, Part 173

July 8, 2015

25 years Ago — July 11, 1990 Howard DeYoung, 38, of Dorr, has been charged with secretly videotaping employees having sex in the back room of DeYoung’s Krazy Acres Radio Shack in Hillcrest Mall. Allegan County Sheriff’s Detective Lt. Rick Cain said the employees were teen-agers between the ages of...

WHS bowling coach’s wife killed in Ionia industrial accident

July 8, 2015

The woman who was killed in an industrial accident Tuesday afternoon in Ionia was the wife of Wayland High School varsity bowling coach Bill Holbrook. Wanda Jean Holbrook, who worked at Ventra Ionia Main, an automotive stamping facility, was caught in a robotic machine, authorities said. Ionia Public Safety officers...

Wayland Director of Instruction Deanna Hayes steps down

July 7, 2015

Deanna Ray Hayes has retired as director of instruction for the Wayland Union School District. Hayes, 57, who had been in that administrative position since 2006, was earning a salary of just over $106,500 per year. Reports also have surfaced that the development has come at the same time there...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 172

July 1, 2015

25 Years Ago — July 4, 1990 Jim Orlowski, who had coached varsity basketball at Grand Rapids West Catholic, was named varsity basketball coach for Wayland. Orlowski, who had a 25-39 record at West Catholic, also will teach elementary physical education at Baker School. Former Miss Wayland Heather Zuidema was...

Three Lady Wildcats selected to play in softball all-star game

June 25, 2015

Three members of the Wayland Union Division 2 softball championship team have been selected to play in the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association 2015 Senior All-Star game. They are seniors first sacker Morgan Teunissen, pitcher Mallory Teunissen and second sacker CJ Miller. The Wayland Athletic Boosters are sponsoring these young ladies...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 171

June 24, 2015

25 Years Ago — June 27, 1990 An expanded recycling program for Allegan County could be in lace by the first of 1991, applying a $25 tax per household, according to Coordinator Mary Jones. Wayland Township’s suggestion of reducing frontage requirements for agricultural properties was met by hostility from some...

Two WHS students take part in Metro High Police Academy

June 22, 2015

Two Wayland High School students attended and completed the Metro High Police Academy last week. This unique program offers interested high school juniors and seniors a hands-on look at law enforcement. Through this experience, students can decide if law enforcement is the right career choice for them. The academy lays...

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