Wayland High School

Local retired businessman John Hilbert dies at age 77

October 14, 2020

John R. Hilbert, 77, retired owner and executive of Ampro Industries, formerly called Cowbell Seeds; died Saturday, Oct. 10, after a short illness. John grew up in the small town of Wayland, where he learned to work hard on the farm at a young age. John was determined to succeed...

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

October 14, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 18, 1995 St. Stanislaus School Principal Pete Boyd was credited with rescuing third-grader Matt Betterly by using the Heimlich Maneuver to save him from choking on a piece of sausage. Boyd...

Supreme Court rule delays annexation public hearing

October 13, 2020

The public hearing on annexation of about a dozen properties into the City of Wayland Wednesday night has been called off as a result of the Michigan Supreme Court’s decisions against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Coronavirus orders. Wayland City Manager Josh Eggleston said, “The annexation hearing has been canceled and will...

Wayland board pressured to fully reopen the schools

October 12, 2020

The subject once again Monday night was handling Covid-19, and members of the Wayland Board of Education had yet another lengthy and painful discussion about what to do about it. Superintendent Dr. Christina Hinds, acknowledging popular community support for opening up the schools for face-to-face instruction five days a week,...

WHS senior National Merit Scholarship semifinalist

October 8, 2020

Cassidy Martens Wayland Union High School senior Cassidy Martens is a semi-finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. More than 1.5 million students nationwide take the PSAT National Merit Scholarship Test and only the top 1% qualify as semi-finalists. Cassidy's academic and extra-curricular activities include founder of Eco Club, president...

Lady ‘Cat golfers tie for 4th in final O-K Gold standings

October 7, 2020

The Wayland High School girls' varsity golf team completed the 2020 season by finishing tied for fourth place with Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the O-K Gold Conference standings. Team members included three juniors, Alaina Tobin, Ali Oddy and Emily Drew, and three seniors, Jordan Keena, Paige Keena and Rylee...

Wayland’s homecoming ceremony moved to Oct. 23

October 5, 2020

The 2020 Wayland Union High School homecoming ceremony has been moved from this Friday night to Friday, Oct. 23, in the Parents' Night game vs. Ottawa Hills. The Homecoming Court was announced Monday afternoon at the Fine Arts Center. They are freshmen Reese Coughlin and Danny Keena; sophomores Jackson Chesley...

City Council has discussion on request for annexation

October 5, 2020

The Wayland City Council Monday night held a discussion about the Oct. 14 public hearing on an annexation request from property owners’ along 12th Street. City Manager Josh Eggleston actually made a presentation about the request. Though acknowledging the city officially is taking a neutral stand, members unanimously agreed to...

Wayland marching band does Hastings Invitational

October 3, 2020

The Wayland High School marching band Saturday afternoon took part in the Hastings Invitational. Director Kellie Tilly-Smith reported the scores were 254 for music performance, 161 for marching performance, 168 for percussion and 169 for auxiliary. She indicated the band's overall average score was 83. The WHS band this year...

WHS grad beats 20-minute barrier as Aquinas harrier

October 3, 2020

Zoe Antel Zoe Antel, a 2019 graduate of Wayland High School, achieved a milestone in cross country Saturday by running a five-kilometer race is less than 20 minutes. She performed the feat as a sophomore member of the Aquinas College team. The winner of the 2019 coved Multer Award for...

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