Wayland High School

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

July 22, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 26, 1995 Wayland High School officers in bygone days. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Halloran) The Globe’s front-page photo for this edition was of 3-year-old Michael Dykstra and his mother, Celia, later to...

WHS cross-country team told physicals are canceled

July 21, 2020

Athletic physicals that were scheduled for Aug. 6 have been canceled at Metro Health because of the COVID-19 health crisis. The Wayland High School Athletic Department has reported it also reached out to Spectrum Health and was told it is not doing school physicals this year for the same reasons....

WHS Class of 1955 still has a reunion every 5 years

July 21, 2020

Alumni, Jack Fox presents the '"Most Responsible Members" of the Wayland High School Class of 1955 and Sandra (Keeney)who with her late husband, Jerry Pattock, providing the selfless act of adopting their grandchildren. Unfortunately, Jerry passed away earlier this year. The honor was given to Sandra during the 60th class...

Visitation for ’71 WHS grad Walter Blue is Thursday

July 14, 2020

Walter Blue, age 66, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, July 12. A 1971 graduate of Wayland High School, Walter loved hunting, fishing, and boating, but most of all, he oved to spend time with his family and friends. He was known for his sense of humor and numerous euphemisms. He is...

WHS grad earns nursing degree and now is an RN

July 12, 2020

Olivia Myers Wayland High School graduate Olivia Myers, daughter of Todd and Shannon Mayers, has passed her NCLEX exam and now has her bachelor of science in nursing degree and is a registered nurse. She was graduated from the University of Michigan.

WHS football field ready, but what about season?

July 7, 2020

The new and improved Ron Stehouwer football stadium at Wayland High School is just about ready to go for this fall's football season — if there is one. Construction crews over the summer repaired the dome in the middle of the field and installed artificial turf. However, with football season...

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

July 1, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library) 25 Years Ago — July 5, 1995 This fire in downtown Hopkins was reported to have occurred in 1920. The photos were taken by Donna Jackson Smalla. Robert Tilson, 28, pleaded no contest in Barry County Circuit Court to...

Allegan County’s 7th death due to Coronavirus reported

June 30, 2020

After more than a month of having only six deaths due to the Coronavirus, Allegan County Tuesday is reporting a seventh fatality since the crisis began last winter. The Allegan County Health Department said 277 cases of the virus have been identified and 252 have been confirmed as recovered. Nearly...

Service in Hastings for ’68 WHS grad Don Freeman

June 30, 2020

Don Freeman, a 1968 graduate of Wayland High School, died June 20 in Hastings. He was 70. He was born in Allegan on March 8, 1950, to Donald Miller Freeman and Marian (Bush) Freeman. Don attended Michigan State University for two years, leaving to move to Colorado with friends. He lived...

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

June 24, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 28, 1995 This photo of gypsies visiting Hopkins was taken by Donna Jackson Smalla sometime in the early 1920s. A study by Michigan State Police shows that 53 percent of all...

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