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Wayland Middle School puts together 1st Career Day

March 24, 2016

Wayland Middle School held a Career Day for seventh and eighth grade students Wednesday, with more than 40 volunteers from the community speaking to students about their professions. They talked about education requirements, salary, job duties/responsibilities, and the employment outlook for their particular field. Middle School Guidance Counselor Shelby VanKuiken...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 208

March 23, 2016

25 Years Ago — March 27, 1991 Rita Martin and her husband, Bill, both Wayland High School graduates, plan to re-start “The Note” teen dance and hangout business at Gun Lake after it has been absent for 15 years. The Note’s building most recently had been home to a church,...

Basura: Supreme Court appointment is simply politics

March 23, 2016

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." — MARK TWAIN Justice Antonin Scalia, a self-described constitutional strict constructionist, died suddenly in February. The U.S. Constitution requires that “The President shall nominate a replacement.” The senate is to advise and consent to nominees for...

Hopkins Middle School TechVikes survive Super Regional

March 23, 2016

The Hopkins Middle School TechVikes robotics team finished as division finalists at the Super Regional competition in Iowa last week. There were only two middle school teams that qualified to compete in the finals. The Hopkins High School TechVike team will be at GVSU March 25 and 26 and again...

Service Thursday for Elsie Kollar, 81, of Hopkins Twp.

March 23, 2016

Elsie Kollar of Hopkins Township died Monday, March 21, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was 81. Mrs. Kollar was born Sept. 4, 1934 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Henry and Trena (Zomer) Wolthuis. She was one of 15 children. Elsie thoroughly enjoyed being outdoors, working in her flower...

Ex-Wildcat stars now play their softball for Flying Dutch

March 22, 2016

Three former Wayland softball stars are playing this spring at Hope College. The trio includes (from left) senior Autumn Anderson and freshmen Hailey Houck and Sierra Mutschler. The latter two were key members of the Class B state champion Wildcat team last June. Anderson is a 2012 graduate who has...

First WHS robotics team to compete at state this weekend

March 22, 2016

The first-ever Wayland High School Robotics team this past weekend was busy preparing its entry in the state robotics competition this weekend at Marysville High School near Port Huron. The team has five days until its first competition and "Everyone worked hard Sunday getting everything ready," a spokesperson said. (Photo...

Dorr Twp. Plan Commission OKs 2 special use requests

March 22, 2016

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved two separate requests for special use permits. One was for local homeowner Pam Anderson to open a medical massage therapy 1759 Briar Lane. The other was for Michael Alderink to place an accessory building on the front yard of his property on...

Metro Health facility request of Dorr is in concept only

March 22, 2016

The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening will be asked to adopt resolution from Metro Health declaring they would support the concept of a medical office in the local community. Metro Health officials, however, insist the request does not include any immediate plans to open an office or pavilion in Dorr...

Fired Dorr Twp. deputy Sewers to run for clerk in August

March 22, 2016

Dorr Township Deputy Clerk Debbie Sewers has been fired from her job by her immediate superior, Clerk Brian Boot. The clerk acknowledged the development while in his office Tuesday night, but declined to give a reason. Sewers, who now lists her occupation on her Facebook site as "Former Dorr Township...

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