March 2015 – Page 18

Public Safety Beat: U.S.-131 closed south of Shelbyville

A section of the southbound US-131 expressway south of Martin has been closed in the wake of a crash involving a semi-truck. The Michigan Department of Transportation reported that the…

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Columns

Trayvon Martin’s, Michael Brown’s actions causes of deaths

I’m sure most of you reading this have been stopped by police in some manner, most of us in traffic violation situations. The officer asks for the appropriate information and…

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Sports

Wildcat boys, girls both finish regular seasons in top 10

The final regular season Michigan Associated Press Class B polls include both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. The girls finished fourth, just behind O-K Gold Conference rival Grand…

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Articles

Main Street program director Sara Najar resigns post

Sara Najar has resigned as Wayland’s Main Street program director. “Yes that is true,” said Mike Salisbury, owner of the Reno Insurance Agency and a former member of the Downtown…

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Articles

Wayland city officials insist trash talking issue is history

Just like a lady in the audience said Monday night to the Wayland City Council, “I just want to know we’re done talking trash.” Apparently it’s true. Though about two…

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Sports

Lady Vikings score mild upset over South Haven in district opener

The good news about Hopkins Monday night was that the Lady Vikings girls’ basketball team scored a mild upset victory over South Haven in its Class B district basketball tournament…

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Articles

Ron Kobish resigns City Council seat, to move to Auburn Hills

The on-again, off-again relationship between Ron Kobish and Wayland city government is off again. Kobish, in a statement read Monday night by Mayor Tim Bala, announced his resignation as a…

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Sports

Lady Wildcats open districts with 3rd win over South Christian, 59-39

One of the oldest maxims in high school and college basketball asserts that it’s extremely difficult to beat the same team three times in a season. But the Wayland girls…

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Articles

Public Safety Beat: Man pinned under fallen mobile home

A mobile home being moved inside the Yankee Springs Meadows Trailer Park Monday morning slipped off its supports and trapped a worker underneath. Authorities said the workers were lifting the…

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Articles

Dorr, Hopkins library director to attend national conference

Natalie Bazan, director of the Dorr Township and Hopkins District libraries, has been awarded a national grant to attend the next Small and Rural Library Association's annual conference later this…

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