Wayland High School

Local retired businessman John Hilbert dies at age 77

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…

Editor October 14, 2020

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 — Oct. 18, 1995 St. Stanislaus School Principal Pete Boyd was credited with…

Editor October 14, 2020

Community Notices

Supreme Court rule delays annexation public hearing

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…

Editor October 13, 2020

Articles

Wayland board pressured to fully reopen the schools

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.…

Editor October 12, 2020

Community Notices

WHS senior National Merit Scholarship semifinalist

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…

Editor October 8, 2020

Sports

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

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…

Editor October 7, 2020

Community Notices

Wayland’s homecoming ceremony moved to Oct. 23

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…

Editor October 5, 2020

Articles

City Council has discussion on request for annexation

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…

Editor October 5, 2020

Community Notices

Wayland marching band does Hastings Invitational

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…

Editor October 3, 2020

Sports

WHS grad beats 20-minute barrier as Aquinas harrier

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…

Editor October 3, 2020