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Democracy Tree: Protect student journalism from censorship

March 16, 2016

by Amy Kerr Hardin Freedom of Speech for Student Journalists? — Everyone in Michigan, Democrat and Republican, Should Support It. Now, More Than Ever! A certain obnoxious Republican presidential candidate has made it his priority to slam journalists — literally, body slamming them to the ground with no justifiable provocation, and...

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Leighton Twp. Board adopts $2.7 million budget for 2016-17

March 16, 2016

The Leighton Township Board Wednesday evening adopted a $2.7 million budget for fiscal year 2016-17 after a special budget hearing. The budget will cover the period between April 1, 2016, and March 31, 2017. Revenue and expenses are up over last year by a million dollars because of the project...

Mother of Mike, grandmother of Wes, Presley and Avery Hudson dies

March 16, 2016

Jeanne Anne (Hackett) Hudson of Wyoming, Mich., the matriarch of Wayland's most famous basketball family, died Wednesday, March 16. She was 77. She was the wife of WHS basketball star Harry Hudson, the mother of WHS coach Mike Hudson and grandmother of recent hardcourt stars Westin, Presley and Avery Hudson....

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 207

March 16, 2016

25 Years Ago — March 20, 1991 A Gun Lake area Neighborhood Watch program has been launched by Steve Ellis and others in the wake of recent arsons of homes in the area near Elmwood Beach. Trooper Terry Whitley of the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police has indicated...

Wayland Middle School removed from state Focus School list

March 16, 2016

After narrowing the achievement gap between top and bottom performing students, Wayland Union Middle School has been removed from the state’s focus school list, according to a press release from the Michigan Department of Education. Focus Schools consist of the 10 percent of schools on the Top-to-Bottom list with the...

Ranger Rick: Government subsidies cause high education cost

March 15, 2016

I recently heard a disturbing fact on the radio by an education “expert” (if there is such a thing) when examining the education of students in Detroit. He asserted a full 92% of students can’t read at their grade level. Whether it is 62%, 72%, or the reported 92%, it...

Wayland schools bond refunding saves taxpayers $4.5 million

March 15, 2016

Wayland Union School District taxpayers will save an estimated $4.5 million in interest over the remaining life of the current bonds due to bond refunding. Bond refunding is the concept of paying off existing debt with bonds with lower interest rates that have a lower net cost to the issuer...

Presley Hudson, CMU teammates to play in NIT Thursday

March 14, 2016

Former Wayland hoops standout Presley Hudson will play in the Women's National Invitational basketball tournament, with the opening round against Indiana-Purdue University at 7 p.m. Thursday at CMU. Hudson, daughter of Wayland High School varsity boys' basketball coach Mike Hudson, and the Central Michigan University squad was notified officially Monday...

Prospects finally look good for sale of Moline Elementary

March 14, 2016

The on-again, off-again proposed sale of the old Moline Elementary School building and 5.6 acres of land is on again after the Wayland Board of Education learned Monday evening that buyer Steve Austin has secured financing. Austin approached the board last year about buying the mothballed old elementary to turn...

Cars2Go closes doors after nearly 5 years in business

March 14, 2016

Cars2Go of Wayland has closed its doors at 1134 W. Superior St., effective today, March 14. A Facebook posting this morning said, “Thank you to all of our customers that have turned into family, it has been an honor to be a part of this community.” An employee still working...

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