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Wayland board members Wood, Mellema, step down
Trustee Gary Wood and President Cinnamon Mellema turned in their last meetings Monday night as members of the Wayland Board of Education. Wood is retiring at the end of this…
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WHS debate team ranked among top 25 in the state
The Wayland Union High School debate team has experienced a truly unique season adjusting to a 100% virtual competitive season. The Wayland debaters finished among the top 25 teams in…
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Man gets year in jail in WHS grad’s shooting death
John Jacob Spangenberg, 24, of Kalamazoo, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter last month and was sentenced Monday to one year in jail for accidentally shooting and killing Wayland High School…
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Services Sunday for WHS grad Colleen VanderPloeg
Colleen Ann VanderPloeg, age 72, of Plainwell, died Monday, Dec. 7. Colleen, a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School, was active with Class of 1966 reunion activities. She was chairwoman…
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Community Clothes Closet holiday donations increase
United Church of Wayland is reporting a massive increase in people stopping in to use the Community Clothes Closet in the days leading up to Christmas. A spokesperson for the…
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Hopes continue for WHS reopening Thursday, Dec. 10
Posted Friday, Dec. 4: Instructional plan reviewed As our November 2020 Extended Continuity of Learning (ECOL) plan has been approved, this newsletter is designed to provide an update on our…
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Former local bartender Chuck Robart dies at 68
Former Wayland man Charles Antonio Robart died of cancer Dec. 1 at the age of 68. Born Aug. 18, 1952, he was known as either Chuck or Charlie and sometimes…
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Reno Agency marking 101 years of serving Wayland
A local insurance business is supposed to be observing its 100th year in downtown Wayland, but it’s actually 101 years old. The discrepancy was caused by a Wayland Globe report…
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WHS soph Olivia Barabas makes academic all-state
Wayland High School sophomore Olivia Barabas has been selected to the Division 2 academic all-state team for cross county. Barabas last month finished 51st in the state meet at Michigan…
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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 — Dec. 6, 1995 The retirement of Jimmy Jackson five months previous continues…