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Watson Township to have 122nd Avenue paved

May 5, 2016

The Watson Township Board Thursday evening agreed to have 122nd Avenue paved at a cost of $365,736. The lowest bid was from Reith-Reilly Construction. The board originally wrestled with the notion that cost overruns potentially could bring the final cost to just over $400,000, but the request from Reith-Reilly was...

Tim Johnson hired as plan consultant for Watson Twp.

May 5, 2016

Tim Johnson, co-owner of Main Street Planners of Grand Rapids, was selected as new planning consultant for Watson Township at the board’s Thursday evening meeting. Johnson succeeds longtime planner Mark Sisson, who now works full-time as planner for Gaines Township. He and his wife, Janice, are well known to this...

Watson Twp. recycling bins used as a dumping ground

May 5, 2016

The Watson Township Hall has recycing bins on its parking lot, but some area residents have been using it inappropriately to dump trash. Shown here are several old mattresses and even an old toilet. Former Township Clerk Kathy Pardee told the Township Board Thursday evening the perpetrators should be cited...

Woman nabbed for providing heroin that killed Wayland man

May 5, 2016

Ashley Ashbrook, 30, who was wanted for providing heroin to a Wayland man who overdosed on the drug last fall, has been taken into custody. Authorities said Ashbrook was arrested by Grand Rapids police Wednesday. She is charged with delivery of a controlled substance causing death, providing heroin Oct. 3...

Tennis, basketball courts work at City Park nearly done

May 5, 2016

The work on the new tennis courts at the Wayland City Park is nearly complete, as crew members put the finishing touches on cement near Church Street. The park this spring has been undergoing renovations with the help of grant money. It will include new playground equipment, the new tennis...

Local mom, Pine Street students send gift bags to cancer patients

May 5, 2016

Being a cancer survivor herself, Ann Merren knew she wanted to help others going through chemotherapy. Merren works for the Thirty One bag company, which has a program called "Thirty One Cares, Thirty One Gives" that gives back to community, families and women. Merren’s Thirty One director, Tanya Wezensky, encouraged...

Ukrainian student schools WHS class on Islamic faith

May 5, 2016

Wayland High School foreign exchange student, Olha Shenkarenko, from the European country Ukraine, spoke to Contemporary World Literature class members, who are reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns," to break the common stereotypes about the Islamic faith. Olha spoke from her personal experience as a Muslim woman. Olha's presentation connected to...

Basura: Tattoos just ain’t what they used to be — primitive

May 4, 2016

“You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.” — Yogi Berra Pop singer Iggy Azalea provided some spelling help for her friend Nick Young. Young planned on having a large tattoo put on his upper back, in big...

Ex-Wildcat standout Teunissen is WHAC’s top newcomer

May 4, 2016

Freshman pitcher Mallory Teunissen was named to the all-conference team for the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and was selected as WHAC Newcomer of the Year. Teunissen, a 2015 Wayland High School graduate and all-state pitcher for the Division 2 state champion Lady Wildcats, is the No. 2 hurler for Davenport, which...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 214

May 4, 2016

25 Years Ago — May 8, 1991 Michael Cook, 41, of Dorr, was arrested for assaulting Wayland Junior High School Principal Jon Jensen by threatening him with physical harm when Cook’s child was being removed from a classroom for being disruptive. Three teen-agers, Brian Janisse, Steve Schneider and Matt Clawson,...

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