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Free food truck visit today changed to Wayland Fire Station

The monthly distribution of free food for the needy will be conducted from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the Wayland City Fire Station at the corner of…
Posted by Editor February 20, 2015
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Dorr native one of 100 finalists for trip to colonize planet Mars

Dorr native Laura Smith-Velazquez has received word that that she is one of 100 candidates worldwide chosen to participate in a mission to begin colonizing Mars. Dutch-based non-profit Mars One…
Posted by Editor February 20, 2015
Posted inSports

Lady Wildcat JVs lose again to Grand Rapids Catholic Central

The Wayland girls' junior varsity basketball team lost for the second time this season, 50-35, to a talented Catholic Central opponent."This time we played a better overall game, although we…
Posted by Editor February 20, 2015
Army Bob: Extremist negativity exacts a toll on us as Americans
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Army Bob: Extremist negativity exacts a toll on us as Americans

by Robert M. Traxler Negativity is the easy way out. Ever notice how the good folks on the ends of the political spectrum see things? Left or right, the 5%…
Posted by Editor February 19, 2015
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Casino expenditure priorities examined by Board of Education

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening went over the $1.5 annual million casino budget with a proverbial fine-toothed comb and members pledged to spend a week thinking about spending…
Posted by Editor February 19, 2015
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Wayland 8th-grader wins Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee

Brennan Grimes, an eighth-grader from Wayland Union Middle School, was winner of the Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee . Runner-up was Lily Ehn, an L.E. White Middle School eighth-grader in…
Posted by Editor February 19, 2015
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Democracy Tree: Saginaw High School may close for no good reason

by Amy Kerr Hardin The Saginaw School District Board of Education is considering shuttering one of two high schools to consolidate them under one roof. Much of the discussion has…
Posted by Editor February 18, 2015
Posted inFeatures

Bygone Days, A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 153

25 Years Ago — Feb. 21, 1990  A hearing scheduled for March 12 will take up a request from about 140 residents of Burnips who are seeking to have their…
Posted by Editor February 18, 2015
Posted inSports

Lady Wildcats receive forfeit in last league bowling match

The Lady Wildcats bowling team was awarded a 30-0 forfeit Tuesday from Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, which was unable to field a full team for the match. This was the…
Posted by Editor February 18, 2015
Posted inCommunity Notices

Public Safety Beat: Wayland schools briefly on lockdown

Wayland Union Middle School and Wayland Union High School were put under a partial lockdown/shelter-in-place just after 10 a.m. Wednesday because of the presence of a suspicious individual in the…
Posted by Editor February 18, 2015

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