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Ranger Rick: Trump causing GOP metamorphosis
My cousin came to me one time after completing her degree requirements and asked if she should continue on with a master’s degree after her bachelor's completion. I commented it…
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Service Saturday for Garland Roberts, 85, of Wayland
Garland Roberts Jr., 85, of Wayland, died Thursday, June 2. Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, June 10, at Brown's Funeral Home, 627 Jefferson Ave SE,…
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City agrees to contribute $1,000 to trails coalition
The Wayland City Council Monday evening voted 6-1 to proceed with making a $1,000 contribution to the West Michigan Trails and Greenways Coalition’s rails to trails effort on behalf of…
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City may decide cost recovery ordinance proposal
The Wayland City Council is examining two proposed ordinances, but it appears that only one has a chance of being adopted. What might fly is a cost recovery ordinance, but…
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Splash pad leads to paving nearby, more business
The new splash pad in the City Park is such a huge hit that it’s being credited with the paving of Church and Cherry streets later this summer. Oetman Excavating,…
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Monday Moanin’: Education needs investment, support
BOULDER, CO (June 2, 2016) – The father of the common school movement, Horace Mann, proclaimed universal education to be the bedrock of democracy. Education is the “great equalizer of…
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Yes It is, It’s True: Muhammad Ali wasn’t always so beloved
“And it ain’t braggin’ if it’s true. Muhammad Ali said that. Back when he was a young man. Back when he was Cassius Clay. Before he had too many fights,…
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Technology Solutions open for business on W. Superior
Technology Solutions, a computer and smart phone repair business owned and operated by 1988 Wayland High School graduate Scott Calkins, opened its doors last month at 122 W. Superior St.…
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Barry Hastings: June 6, 1944: The day the world stood still
by Barry Hastings (Normandy, June 6, 1944, 9:30 p.m., double-daylight savings time.) At six-thirty p.m., two squadrons of U.S. Army Air Force P-51 fighter planes, the 334 and 335 ,…
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Vibrant Grains drops restaurant, still to be a bakery
The Vibrant Grains Restaurant and Bakery is dropping the restaurant, but will continue as a bakery. The restaurant was closed Friday, June 3, and now there are plans for co-owners…