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One photo captures 17 seniors on WHS grid team
A Wayland High School football mother posted on Facebook today, "This may be our one and only football pic this season. Taken this morning after a short football meeting. 17…
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Why was Wayland Schools millage vote tally so close?
I submit there are several reasons why the non-Homestead millage for Wayland Union Schools only squeaked out a 10-vote victory in the Aug. 4 primary election. At first glance backward,…
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High school football season moved from fall to spring
The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced it will move the 2020 fall football season to spring 2021, because of football’s higher risk for spreading…
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Mike Villar asks for recount of county prosecutor vote
Though the Board of Canvassers this week certified that Allegan County Prosecutor Myrene Koch narrowly defeated challenger Michael Villar by just 17 votes, 8,864 to 8,847, Villar has decided to…
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Leighton Twp. to seek 1 more mill for roads Nov. 3
The Leighton Township Board has agreed to ask local voters to approve a one-mill tax increase for roads in the Nov. 3 general election. Leighton already has a one-mill levy…
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Longtime Wayland vet Dr. Kenneth DeWeerd, 90, dies
Kenneth “Doc” DeWeerd, age 90 of Wayland, died at his home on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Doc was widely regarded as an icon in the Wayland community, providing his veterinary services…
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Leighton Library wants to expand building to south
Leighton Township Library Board officials want to expand the current building to the south, and they were able to persuade the Township Board to sign for a loan. Library Director…
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Army Bob: Fraud indeed exists with mail-in voting
We are told voter fraud simply does not exist, as people are rarely convicted of voter fraud. As a person who lived in the Chicago area for over a decade,…
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Martin Resource Center has healthy goodies available
The garden produce wagon is by the roadside today for the Martin Resource Center . "Please take what you need and leave some for others." (Photo supplied)
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Graveside services Friday in Dorr for Jerone Ford
Jerone Rosalie (nee Barone) Ford, age 81, died Tuesday, Aug. 11. Jerone loved all things outdoors, from camping to working in her yard and feeding the birds, the “chuck” family,…