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Area rural residents still choking on dust control issues

July 13, 2016

When it comes to dust control, it’s the local issue that just keeps on giving. The Martin Township Board, which has heard more than its share of complaints over the last four years, heard from four citizens Wednesday night who showed up to plead for relief on dusty, rural, gravel...

Deputy, 3 civilians lauded for life saving actions in Martin Twp.

July 13, 2016

An Allegan County Sheriff's deputy from Martin and three area citizens Wednesday evening received citations for saving a life last fall in a traffic crash in Martin Township. Deputy Vonda Evers, who was a standout athlete at Martin High School as a youth, and Osvaldo Guevara of Shelbyville, Doreen Hilton...

Bygone Days: A look at Wayland area’s past, Part 224

July 13, 2016

25 Years Ago — July 17, 1991 Tom Rumsey, enforcement officer for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, has blamed dredging for recent sightings of dead fish in the Rabbit River above 135th Avenue to 6th Street. The unpleasant discoveries were made just two years after the chemical Thiodan was...

City Council apologizes for overlooking Plan Commission

July 12, 2016

Wayland City Councilman Rick Mathis told the Wayland Planning Commission Tuesday night that he and his colleagues were sorry if there was any trouble over planners being overlooked recently when a new electronic sign was purchased across from the fire station. "There is no ill will or animosity on the...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Wicked media gives people what they want

July 12, 2016

“When airplanes take off and land safely, it’s not news… It’s when they crash.” — David T. Young The media in these modern times has been taking a lot of heat for its role in the awful violent developments we’ve been seeing and hearing about. Some of the criticism is...

WHS grad Tyler Merren to be in his 3rd Paralympics in Rio

July 12, 2016

Tyler Merren, a 2002 graduate of Wayland High School, is training for his third trip to the Paralympic Games later this summer in Rio. Merren, 32, is a U.S. Paralympic athlete and personal trainer at 24 Hour Fitness. He is visually impaired, married with four children (his wife is also...

Ranger Rick: We in America have strayed too far from God

July 12, 2016

Not being a particular outwardly religious person, inside, I am blessed with my love of Jesus Christ and consider myself a Christian. I see the decline of people describing themselves as Christian and church attendance is at an all-time low. During the decline of religion, I see the rise of...

Mass of Christian Burial is Friday for Jasper Horvath, 94

July 12, 2016

Jasper S. Horvath, age 94, of Gun Lake, died July 11. Jasper enjoyed his farm in the Gun Lake community. He retired from General Motors. Jasper was a member of SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Parish. Jasper is survived by his nieces and nephews and several close friends, including Dick...

Wayland is a ‘gain’ district in Schools of Choice derby

July 11, 2016

Superintendent Norman Taylor declared that Wayland Union is a "gain" district in the Schools of Choice competition that the State Legislature authorized a couple of decades ago. His remarks came during the Board of Education's routine vote on whether to comply with the rules of Schools of Choice. This means...

Wayland schools offering contractual business services

July 11, 2016

It appears that as many as three Wayland school district employees this academic year will be offering services on a contractual basis to other educational entities. Finance Director Bill Melching and Accounting Supervisor Michael Tanksley will work for the Johannesburg-Lewiston school district in northeastern Michigan for the equivalent of three...

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