Wayland High School

Pioneering E-Sports team was rated 4th in the state

Pictured are members of the Wayland Green Team: Jordan Weers, Foxx Genther, Scott LaDere, and Isaac Bearss. Wayland Union High School's first season of E-Sports ended in a playoff appearance…

Editor April 29, 2022

Sports

Wildcats sweep South Christian in 1st Gold action

The Wayland High School varsity softball team extended its winning streak to six games Thursday with a doubleheader sweep over South Christian. It was the O-K Gold Conference opener for…

Editor April 29, 2022

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 — April 28, 1997 Dorr, Leighton and Salem townships soon will be contracting…

Editor April 27, 2022

Features

WHS Orchestra appears on ‘Today’ show in New York

The Wayland High School Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Kyle Pitcher, was special guest performer at 8 a.m. Thursday for the NBC "Today" show in Rockerfeller Plaza, New York…

Editor April 21, 2022

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) The fire in the 100 block of North Main Street in Wayland that leveled Herb Chevrolet…

Editor April 20, 2022

Columns

Yes It’s True: Just how do I want to be remembered?

"Sometimes I wonder, just for awhile… will you ever remember me?” — Tim Buckley, 1967 When I wrote a feature story for the Kalamazoo Gazette about then-Lt. Gov. Brian Calley,…

Editor April 19, 2022

Features

WHS Robotics team takes 89th in state competition

The Wayland High School Robotics team #6090 finished 89th among 476 teams in Michigan at the state competition this past weekend at Saginaw Valley State University, missing the cut to…

Editor April 17, 2022

Community Notices

WHS Robotics team to compete at state April 13-16

The Wayland Union High School Robotics Team #6090 has been informed it has qualified for the state competition from Tomorrow through Saturday, April 16, at Saginaw Valley State University. If…

Editor April 12, 2022

Coming Events

Two alums to be honored at Scholastic Honors Night

Joan Miller Dennis Nickels Wayland Union High School students will be recognized for academic achievement at the annual Scholastic Honors Night/Alumni Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,…

Editor April 11, 2022

Sports

Jessica Merchant promoted to Stanford associate coach

Jessica Merchant Wayland High School grad Jessica Merchant has been elevated from assistant to associate varsity softball coach at Stanford University, with her position now being funded by an anonymous…

Editor April 6, 2022