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Memorial service April 3 for Steve Chappell, 75
Steve Chappell died at his Shelbyville home Saturday, March 23. He was 75. He was born May 21, 1948, in Kalamazoo, the son of Paul and Mary (Dommanschet) Chappell. He…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Hopkins Library remodel project is nearly complete
The Hopkins Public Library has been closed to accommodate the library's extension and remodeling by the township. The Township Board, which used to meet in the library, now has its…
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Wayland robotics team takes 1st in GVSU contest
The Wayland High School robotics team #6090 Saturday brought home the gold at the First Robotics West Michigan competition at Grand Valley State University. The local group, coached by Rod…
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Yes It’s True: With Royals we have love-hate problem
I submit that we Americans have a bipolar problem in our attitudes about kings and queens. We often point out that we refused to be governed by an English king…
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Wayland Post Office’s history began back in 1844
THEN - In 1968, the Wayland Post Office was opened at 135 E. Superior. EDITOR’S NOTE: Remarkable amateur historian Kathy Hamman Miller, a volunteer at the Then & Now Historical…
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Did winter unleash revenge in post-spring snowstorm?
Spring supposedly had sprung Tuesday in the aftermath of perhaps the warmest and snow free winter ever experienced in these parts, but a Friday morning payback surprise paid an unwelcome…
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Rock ‘N Bowl owners say they want to sell business
Ron and Linda Lannon owners of the Rock ’N Bowl establishment just north of the City of Wayland on Division Avenue announced they hope to sell the bowling business. The…
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Dorr Twp. adopts budget with expected shortfall
The Dorr Township Board took no action on this proposal to establish a drainage district. The Dorr Township Board Thursday night adopted a 2024-25 fiscal year budget of more than…
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Celebration of life for James Kipen is Monday
James Adam Kipen, age 48, of Dorr, died Wednesday, March 20. James was in the transportation industry for more than 20 years. He loved his family, fishing, sitting by the…
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Army Bob: We’re actually a republic, not a democracy
by Robert M. Traxler Are we a democracy or a republic? A good question; the word democracy does not appear in our Constitution or in the Declaration of Independence. A…