Wayland High School Archives

Education Foundation grant aids E. Coli probes

Wayland Union High School biology teacher Brittany Storey has received grant money from the Wayland Union Education Foundation to purchase equipment to allow her students to genetically engineer E. Coli…

Editor February 9, 2024

Community Notices

WHS public safety officer praised for saving ref’s life

The 51-year-old referee and his fiance. A 51-year-old basketball referee, thus far known only as “Don," is recuperating in a hospital after suffering a heart attack Tuesday at a game…

Editor February 8, 2024

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) Dick's Market in downtown Dorr in the 1960s. 25 Years Ago — Feb. 8, 1999 The…

Editor February 7, 2024

Community Notices

WHS grad killed, brother injured in Fla. traffic crash

Word has been received of the death of Wayland High School graduate Rick Middleton, 73, in a bizarre traffic crash Thursday, Feb. 1, near Ocala, Fla. Middleton was riding in…

Editor February 6, 2024

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) This picture postcard was in circulation after a big announcement was made in 1915 at a…

Editor January 31, 2024

Columns

Yes It’s True: It’s a small world after all, isn’t it?

“It’s a small world after all… It’s a small world after all… It’s a small world after all… It’s a small, small world.” — From a Disney movie Every once…

Editor January 30, 2024

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 — Jan. 25, 1999 Goble Messer, a Wayland Township resident, has threatened to…

Editor January 24, 2024

Sports

WHS grad breaks Grace College record in long jump

Breanna Hyde, 2023 graduate of Wayland High School, set the Grace College (Ind.) school record in the long jump Saturday, Jan. 13 at the 24 West 5 Event Challenge indoor…

Editor January 23, 2024

Community Notices

WHS Alumni Hall of Fame nominees deadline March 1

Wayland Union Schools is seeking input for the 2024 Alumni Hall of Fame. Nominate a candidate for consideration by filling out the Google Form. Deadline for submitting nominations is at 2:30 p.m. March 1.…

Editor January 23, 2024

Community Notices

Wayland grad killed by work partner in Florida

Marvin Miller Wayland High School graduate Marvin Anthony Miller Jr. was murdered Thursday in Gainesville, Fla., and local authorities have arrested the suspected gunman after a high-speed chase. Miller’s girlfriend…

Editor January 12, 2024