Month: July 2022

Garage fire in Wayland city summons 3 departments

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A garage fire Monday afternoon summoned the Wayland, Yankee Springs and Leighton Township Fire Departments. The blaze at a house on the corner of Dahlia and Park streets in the city was handled quickly, but traffic had to be rerouted for a spell from Park and Dahlia streets.
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Columns

Yes It’s True: Air tire trick brings back memories

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“Ya know, that reminds me of a story that’s so dirty I was ashamed to think of it myself.” — Groucho Marx The economic avant garde organization Adbusters has announced a campaign to annoy gas-guzzling SUV owners by urging its jokester culture jammers to let air out of the tires...
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Chicken Pie Noodle Bake can make a terrific entree

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by Kathy Hamman Miller (Preheat oven to 375 degrees) Ingredients: 12 ounces of egg noodles 2 tablespoons of butter 2 Carrots (peeled diced) 2 celery stalks (diced) I large sweet onion (chopped) 2 garlic cloves (minced) Salt to taste Black pepper to taste 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 2 cups...
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Wayland area received a welcome 2 inches of rain

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Wayland and surrounding areas welcomed 2.17 inches of rain Saturday night and early Sunday morning, taking them out of the designation of being plagued by drought. The storms that arrived surprisingly did not cause a lot of damage in these parts, but some areas to the west and to the...
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Just more bozos in the races for state senate

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ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Aric Nesbitt Thomas Albert Last week Townbroadcast examined GOP primary election candidates for state representative in the 43rd and 79th districts. This week, it’s the state senate candidates’ turn for the 18th and...
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Free air hose stolen from Wayland BP gas station

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Facebook users today were complaining that some unknown person or persons have stolen the air hose at the Wayland BP gas station on North Main Street. Patrons expressed particular disappointment because the family-owned business, purchased three years ago by by Jeff and Susan Wiegers of Moline, is one of the...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 21, 1997 The Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis is very close to earning federal recognition that will allow the group to win certain privileges as Native Americans. When asked if this...
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Prison sentence given to GR man in Wayland shooting

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A 24-year-old Grand Rapids man arrested by Wayland City Police on Nov. 1, 2020, has been sentenced to 23 months to 10 years in prison. in connection with a shooting and stalking incident. Wayland police were summoned to the 3500 block of Toronto Trail in the city of Wayland, for...
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Community Notices

All new Wayland FD equipment battery powered

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The Wayland Fire Department recently welcomed these two new pieces of equipment for its first out engine. Fire Chief Jim Stoddard said, "With the addition of these two pieces of equipment (replacing the gas version), Wayland Fire has all battery powered tools on our first out engine!"
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Yes It’s True: ‘We’re Right and They’re Wrong’

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One of the most troubling comments I’ve come across in my life is something to the effect: “The more you do the critical thinking and research, the more you come to believe you’ve been lied to all your life.” — Author unknown The most recent example of this for me...
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