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Biscuits and strawberries: They go very well together
by Kathy Hamman Miller I still have a soft spot in my memory for the fresh strawberries on Grandma’s oh so good biscuits. Make the shortcake by placing the biscuits…
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Leighton Fire Dept. honors 28-year volunteer Tom Miller
Tom Miller of Moline, a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School, was honored by the Leighton Township Fire Department for his 28 years of service as a volunteer firefighter. "After…
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Wayland schools brace for budget, revenue problems
The Wayland Union School District is expecting to have a flat budget for fiscal year 2020-21 because of the COVID-19 crisis and economic slump. However, Patricia Velie, assistant superintendent for…
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One Small Voice: We should not honor efforts of treason
by Lynn Mandaville Is it possible that memorials and statues commemorating The Lost Cause, the attempt by southern states to secede from the Union, were the first of their kind?…
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Write It Right: School board president DID vote for supt.
The editor of this publication owes a sincere apology to Wayland Board of Education President Cinnamon Mellema for incorrectly saying in an editorial she declined to cast a vote for…
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Yes It’s True: WHS grad wowed a 1st Friday crowd
It was about 20 years ago that 1965 Wayland High School graduate, ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran Jon Gambee wowed the crowd and longtime venerable Democratic Party leader Jim Pino. Barry…
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All I am saying, is give Dr. Christina Hinds a chance
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. It is indeed an extremely rare occasion when I agree with faithful Townbroadcast commenters…
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Army Bob: First define, and then fix the problem
by Robert M. Traxler The "Ferguson effect" be damned; who cares if unreported crime skyrockets as the police are afraid of mob action and an overzealous command and control system?…
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Hopkins grad earns West Point engineering degree
Matthew Robinson, a 2015 graduate of Hopkins HighSchool, has graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated with a degree in systems engineering and has branched…
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Death takes former local firefighter Terry Phillips
Former Wayland Fire Department member Terry Phillips, 67, of Allegan, died Wednesday, June 10. Born Jan. 8, 1953, in Otsego, he was the son of the late Lester and Betty…