Wayland High School

WHS graduate, pharmacist Dennis Nickels dies at 75

November 14, 2020

Word has been received of the death of 1964 Wayland High School graduate Dennis Nickels, most recently from Spring Lake. Mr. Nickels graduated from Ferris State University and was a registered pharmacist, at one time working at his father's family business, Nickel's Drug Store, on West Superior Street. He had...

WHS volunteers help make clean water for Rwanda

November 12, 2020

Wayland Union High School students recently completed a service project for the 20 Liters organization, assembling water cartridges, used in water filtration systems, to be sent to Rwanda to improve water quality for its most vulnerable population. During the COVID-19 pandemic, high school students are having a difficult time earning...

Private service set for Susan Predum Bowen, 63

November 11, 2020

Susan “Susie” Predum Bowen, age 63, died Friday, Nov. 6. Susie was a devout wife, mother, grandmother and friend who loved spending time with her family. She and Bob loved to cruise, especially enjoying their stops in St. Thomas and St. John. She made the lives of those with whom...

WHS Theatriks to present ‘One Stoplight Town’ Nov. 19

November 10, 2020

The Wayland High School Theatriks theater troupe will present "One Stoplight Town" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Fine Arts Center, 870 East Superior St. "One Stoplight Town" is a story about people from a town so small that you might drive through without taking a second look....

Carsen Young is all-state; WHS frosh breaks 20 mins

November 7, 2020

All-State cross-country runner Carsen Young Wayland High School freshman Ava Makowski broke through the 20-minute barrier at the Division 2 state cross-country championship race at Michigan International Speedway. Makowski finished 42nd in the state with a five-kilometer time of 19:58.87. Right behind her was sophomore teammate Olivia Barabas, who finished...

President Trump wins by landslide in WHS election

November 3, 2020

Students in Kara Denhof's government classes at Wayland High School organized a mock election Tuesday. President Donald Trump won in a landslide, as did Republicans John James for U.S. Senate, Fred Upton for 6th District Congress and Steve Johnson for State Representative. The results as tabulated: • President: 60% Trump...

Hopkins, Wayland seasons end in volleyball districts

November 3, 2020

Both the Hopkins and Wayland High School volleyball seasons came to an end Monday evening in the opening round at the Division 2 district tournament at Hamilton. Hopkins, O-K Silver Conference co-champion, beat South Christian in the opening game, but then lost the next three. Wayland lost in straight sets...

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

October 28, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 1, 1995 Bill's Service Station, corner of 18th Street and 142nd Ave., Dorr. The Hopkins High School varsity football team was pictured on the front page of the Globe after becoming...

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

October 21, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & How Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 25, 1995 The Railroad Depot in Dorr at an unknown date. The K.A. & G.R. Railway laid down the first tracks the same year the township was platted or mapped out...

Services will be Monday for Mary Morgenstern, 85

October 16, 2020

Mary Morgenstern, age 85, died Wednesday, Oct. 14. Mary Lou married her Wayland High School sweetheart, William E. Morgenstern, and had three sons. Being a military family, they lived in Tennessee, Illinois and retired in Michigan at Payne Lake. Mary Lou was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, mother-in-law,...

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