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Finally! Clouds portend that a hard rain’s a gonna fall

June 14, 2017

Randy Maynard took this photo of the swirl of clouds over the overpass at U.S.-131 and 144th Avenue just north of Dorr on Wednesday evening. It wasn't long afterward that a welcome storm passed through this area, dropping needed rain on lawns and crops. It was the first significant rain...

Martin Twp. adopts $800,000 budget for fiscal year 2017-18

June 14, 2017

The Martin Township Board Wednesday night adopted a budget of more than $800,000 after holding a truth in taxation hearing. The board chose to levy the maximum amount of 0.8625 mill for operations, four mills for roads and 0.996 mill for fire services. because of the action, the township picked...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

June 14, 2017

25 Years Ago — June 17, 1992 Leighton Township Supervisor Dar VanderArk has outlined a proposal to fund road paving and improvement projects, very similar to the one used by Salem Township. He suggests a four-mill levy annually because the current rate of one mill nis insufficient. Township Treasurer Arlene...

City Plan Commission tables decision on PERC zoning

June 13, 2017

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening after a public hearing tabled a proposal to eliminate Planned Enterprise Residential Cluster (PERC) zoning designation. Only four of the seven commissioners were present to take comments from several people interested in the issue. Planner Kirk Scharphorn Jr. of Professional Code Inspections earlier...

Julie Phillips wins annual Katheryn Brenner teaching award

June 13, 2017

Julie Phillips, seventh grade teacher at Wayland Middle School, was chosen as the 2017 Katheryn Lorraine Brenner Award recipient for the 2016-17 academic year. She was presented with the honor Tuesday at the Wayland Union Schools' staff end of the year celebration on the last day of school with an...

It’s early yet, but I support school bond proposal Nov. 7

June 13, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. Not long ago I told readers about my lifetime “first” in voting against school millage requests May 2. Just a little more than a month later, I hereby announce another first — I support the...

Ranger Rick: Planned Parenthood a huge part of the ‘rotting’

June 13, 2017

Planned Parenthood – just the name seems to conjure up a Mom, Dad and children, being the family “planners” modern couples seem to think they are trying to practice — sounds like an innocuous title. But if you dig deeper and investigate the origins and purpose of the organization, it has...

Hopkins’ first-ever color run raises more than $3,000

June 13, 2017

Hopkins Public Schools Saturday held its first-ever My School Color Run, which is similar to the popular Color Run 5k, in which participants are sprayed with different colors as they move through the route. Hopkins had 139 people signed up for the race, many of them students. Participants received a...

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Wayland Union schools nearing 12% fund balance goal

June 12, 2017

The Wayland Union school district budget continues to improve every year and projections for next year are optimistic. Finance Director Patricia Velie told the school board the fund balance for fiscal year 2017-18, which begins July 1, projects a $624,000 surplus in revenue over expenditures, which would bring the fund...

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‘No millage increase’ bond proposal to face voters Nov. 7

June 12, 2017

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night agreed to ask voters to approve projects for infrastructure improvements at all five school buildings, for building an addition to the middle school to house grades 6-8 and to build 12 new tennis courts to replace the non-functioning facilities at the middle and...

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