Wayland High School

Two former Wildcats earn Cornerstone hoops honors

Two Wayland High School graduates earned honors for their performances for Cornerstone University's season cut short in March because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Freshman Cory Ainsworth, a 2019 WHS…

Editor April 27, 2020

Sports

WHS grad selected to all-star collegiate golf team

Rory Myers, a 2018 graduate of Wayland High School, has been selected the PING All-North Region Team. He finished his freshman campaign for Spring Arbor University with a win at…

Editor April 23, 2020

Sports

Wildcat hurdle star Corrina Courser will run for CMU

Wayland High School senior Corrina Courser missed out on a chance to run varsity track for her fourth season this spring because of COVID-19, but she's learned she has earned…

Editor April 22, 2020

Obituaries

WHS grad, the Rev. David Gay Hayes, dies at age 83

The Rev. David Gay Hayes died Sunday, April 19. He was 83. His healthy life became compromised the last couple years with diabetes and apparent mini-strokes. During the past year…

Editor April 22, 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 — April 26, 1995 Shelbyville area farmers Paul and Judy VanDenBerg lost their…

Editor April 22, 2020

Sports

WHS grad is All-America honorable mention bowler

Wayland High School graduate Sydney Urben earned honorable mention accolades on the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association All-America team announced last Wednesday. Urben, who was Division 2 individual state champion…

Editor April 18, 2020

Obituaries

John Linder’s ashes to be released in South Dakota

John E. Linder of Dorr, a 1973 graduate of Wayland High School, died Sunday, April 12. He was 64. Born on Dec. 30, 1955, he was beloved by many for…

Editor April 18, 2020

Sports

Paul Goodwin takes over WHS freshman football team

Paul Goodwin, a 2008 Wayland High School graduate, has been named freshman football coach for Wayland High School. Goodwin, who played four years of football at WHS and at Olivet…

Editor April 17, 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 — April 17, 1995 Mayor Michael DeWeerd in a letter to the editor,…

Editor April 15, 2020

Obituaries

Celebration of Life Mass for David Kamyszek delayed

David S. Kamyszek, 67, of Wayland, died Friday morning, April 10. David will be sadly missed by all who knew him. A 1971 graduate of Wayland High School, he was…

Editor April 11, 2020