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Service delayed for June Meints of Shelbyville
June (Rother) Meints died at home Tuesday, Feb. 21. She was 89 years old and a lifelong resident of Michigan. June was born in Kalamazoo, grew up in Comstock and…
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Army Bob: War will drag on because Russia loves Putin
by Robert M. Traxler President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating in the Russian Federation vacillates between 71% and 82%, depending on which survey we read. A popular belief among Americans is…
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Visitation is Sunday in Dorr for Susan Arnsman, 69
Susan Kay Bartz Arnsman died Tuesday, Feb. 21. She was 69. Sue was so many things to so many people. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt…
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Wildcat boys qualify for state bowling tourney
The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team Thursday qualified for the Division 2 state bowling championship by placing third among 14 teams at the regionals at Spectrum Lakes, Wyoming. The girls'…
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Dorr Township officials’ salary increases approved
EDITOR'S NOTE: There was a typo in the original story of the pay raise. The clerk, treasurer and supervisor were given a bump from $3,080 per month to $3,357 per…
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Is WAEMS facing some kind of twp. rebellion?
Is the Wayland Area Ambulance Service facing some kind of a rebellion? WAEMS officials have been up front about increases this year in contributions from municipalities, but Dorr Township Clerk…
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Hopkins schools welcome resource officer March 1
Tracey Keefauver Hopkins Public Schools, through a grant from the Office of School Safety to allow for the addition of a School Resource Officer, will welcome and SRO March 1.…
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Tech Center students can join local apprenticeship
The Allegan County Tech Center has been working to partner with the Wayland Joint Apprenticeship Training Center (JATC) to build a School-to-Registered-Apprenticeship (STRA) program for the Allegan Area ESA. With…
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Ice storm wreaks havoc on schools, roads, commerce
The ice storm cometh. Allegan County and West Michigan were pummeled Wednesday by between a half inch and an inch of ice that caused store closings, school closings and many…
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WHS grad Phil Regan suing Mets for age discrimination
Phil Regan, a 1955 graduate of Wayland High School, is suing the New York Mets for dismissing him as pitching coach, citing age discrimination. Regan has sued the club and…