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Wayland High School launches winter coat drive
Wayland High School will have its annual winter coat drive this month. Those who are able to donate are asked trop them off outside of the high school’s main office.…
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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 — Nov. 29, 1995 Editor Nila Aamoth, in her “Soapbox” entry t his…
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Wayland board president may have won vote after all
Wayland Board of Education President Cinnamon Mellema may have been elected to a second four-year term after all. First reports had her finishing fifth in a race for four open…
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Wayland NHS collects food for pantry, despite Covid
Wayland Union High School National Honor Society students held a food drive that ended early because of the Covid, but were still able to collect more than 200 canned goods…
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WHS senior Christian Look to play hockey at Aquinas
Wayland High School senior Christian Look has signed a letter of intent to play hockey for Aquinas College in Grand Rapids. Head coach Jordan Permoda, himself a Wayland High School graduate,…
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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 — Nov. 22, 1995 The Hopkins varsity football team’s storied first-ever playoff season…
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1969 Wayland High School grad Shona Austin passes
Word has been received of the death of Shona Middleton Austin, 69, of Wayland, on Monday, Nov. 9. A 1969 graduate of Wayland High School, she was associated with the…
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Wayland High School to go all on-line as of Wednesday
Wayland Union Schools Supt. Dr. Christina Hinds has made a swift announcement in the wake of new epidemic orders issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health…
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Yes It’s True: Grad Bashes falling on hard Covid times
I see posts occasionally on Facebook that ask about a program I remember that didn’t exist at all in my high school days, but now is commonplace and terrifically popular.…
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WHS Theatriks plans 2 presentations this weekend
The Wayland High School Theatriks group is busy this week, planning a presentation of “Game of Tiaras” at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21, at…