Posted inObituaries
Ex-Wayland Schools’ band director Steve Working dies
Retired Wayland School Band Director Steve Working died Sunday, just a day short of his 80th birthday. He was born on July 25, 1942, in Grand Rapids, to Lockwood and…
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Garage fire in Wayland city summons 3 departments
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…
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Yes It’s True: Air tire trick brings back memories
“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…
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Chicken Pie Noodle Bake can make a terrific entree
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…
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Wayland area received a welcome 2 inches of rain
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…
Posted inEditorial
Just more bozos in the races for state senate
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…
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Free air hose stolen from Wayland BP gas station
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…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(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…
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Prison sentence given to GR man in Wayland shooting
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…
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All new Wayland FD equipment battery powered
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…