Month: December 2018

Prospects good for South Main Street project grant

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Prospects are looking good for street work to be done in Wayland on South Main Street from Maple south to the end of Locust. City Manager Joshua Eggleston told the City Council Monday night there is a "99 percents chance" the city will get $400,000 in funding for the project...
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Clippers now 2-0 with victory at Galesburg-Augusta

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The Martin boys' varsity basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season overall with a 47-22 victory over Galesburg-Augusta Friday. The Clippers held their hosts to just two points in the first quarter and four in the second en route to capturing a 22-6 lead at intermission. They coasted the...
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Area charity event organizer Chad Miller dies at 45

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Chad E. Miller of Hamilton, organizer of the Legend Quest Bike Run, died of a heart attack Friday. He was 45. Chad was born Dec. 24, 1972. He will be remembered for his sense of humor and his charitable heart. Chad found his true passion in helping others. He did...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Baseball defends electoral college

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Bill Mazeroski in more recent times. Townbroadcast has been inundated lately with opinions about the electoral college method of selecting the American president, thanks to a column by the venerable Army Bob. Column author Robert M. Traxler has ignited some interesting arguments in the comments section of this on-line rag...
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WHS senior Rory Myers scores 1st career hat trick

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Wayland High School senior Rory Myers scored the first hat trick (three goals) in his hockey career Saturday evening in the Team Byron Center home opener. He and several other Wayland students play for Byron Center as part of a cooperative. Myers also is well known as a solid golfer...
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Write It Right: Dorr sewer project didn’t include water

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Townbroadast last Thursday night published a story that incorrectly suggested that the Dorr Township sewer project that led to a recall effort included water. The project was only for installation of sewer service along 142nd Avenue from the U.S.-131 expressway to downtown Dorr. Townbroadcast regrets the error and misunderstanding.
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Longtime Wayland Post Office mail carrier dies at 75

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Longtime Wayland Post Office mail carrier Patricia Annette Wilson, age 75 of Middleville, died Friday, Nov. 30. Pat was born, Oct. 27, 1943, in Detroit, the daughter of Robert and Georgianna (Schulek) Holland. She was a mail carrier for the Wayland Post Office for more than 25 years. She married...
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Service Tuesday in Spring Lake for Dennis Heuschele

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Dennis Lee Heuschele age 67, of Hopkins, died Friday, Nov. 30. Dennis was born on March 26, 1951, graduated from Godwin Heights High School in 1970, and attended Grand Rapids Junior College (GRCC) and Davenport University. Dennis retired after a 32-year career from Westinghouse/Knoll Group. Dennis assisted with Little League...
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Lame-duck legislators ignore wishes of the voters

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ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “No man, woman or child is safe as long as the State Legislature is in session.” — James Wasserman The dirty tricks in Lansing are hiding in plain sight these days with a...
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Wayland native Kenneth Pratt, 94, dies in Plainwell

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Wayland native Kenneth I. Pratt, 94, of Parchment, died Tuesday, Nov. 27,  at Life Care Center of Plainwell. Ken was born April 24, 1924, in Wayland, the son of Ray and Beatrice (Everhart) Pratt. He was an Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II and worked as a store...
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