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Lenny Lenard of Dorr dies at home at age of 54
Word was received Tuesday morning of the death of Lenny Lenard, 54, of Dorr. Lenard, an avid outdoorsman, was an employee at Dorr Industries and a 1981 graduate of Hopkins…
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McDonald Modular Solutions seeks location in Dorr
The Dorr Township Planning Commission will receive requests for site plan review, rezoning and a special use permit from McDonald Modular Solutions for a temporary office business. Hawkeye Properties Inc.…
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Ranger Rick: Lack of fiscal discipline has consequences
If I was a Jihad Johnny, I would be smiling now after two federal judges overruled President Trump’s immigration order. The order excluded some Middle East country immigrants from entering…
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Council scraps plan for closed session in property sale
The Wayland City Council planned to go into closed session Monday night, but Councilman Rick Mathis forced tabling the matter as a point of law. Mathis moved to delete the…
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City employees’ paid time off, comp time too generous?
There may be some changes in policy ahead for city employees regarding their comp time and paid time off (PTO). Wayland City Council members had a lengthy discussion Monday night…
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PSA test, catching disease early keys vs. prostate cancer
(The seventh in a series of columns about one man's battle against prostate cancer) by Robert M. Traxler Three months have passed since a simple blood test waved the red…
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WHS’ Jake Larsen to play soccer at Grace Bible College
Wayland High School boys' soccer standout Jake Larsen recently signed to continue his soccer playing career at Grace Bible College. Jake, who often played goalie, is pictured with his parents, Doug and Marcy Larsen, Grace Bible…
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Martin Odyssey team qualifies for World Finals in 2 events
The Martin High School Odyssey of the Mind team captured a first place in solving one problem and second in another at the state Division 3 competition this past weekend.…
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Teen killed after being thrown from back seat of car in crash
A 15-year-old female teen was killed early Sunday morning after she was thrown from the back seat of a vehicle she was riding in near the Wayland exit on the…
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I don’t know if President Trump is a cocaine addict, but…
It’s hard to separate real news from fake news these days, but I can’t resist some scuttlebutt I came across in recent times. The Daily Caller two months ago reported,…