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Watson Township to have 122nd Avenue paved

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…

Editor May 5, 2016

Articles

Tim Johnson hired as plan consultant for Watson Twp.

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…

Editor May 5, 2016

Community Notices

Watson Twp. recycling bins used as a dumping ground

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…

Editor May 5, 2016

Articles

Woman nabbed for providing heroin that killed Wayland man

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…

Editor May 5, 2016

Community Notices

Tennis, basketball courts work at City Park nearly done

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…

Editor May 5, 2016

Features

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

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…

Editor May 5, 2016

Features

Ukrainian student schools WHS class on Islamic faith

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…

Editor May 5, 2016

Columns

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

“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…

Editor May 4, 2016

Sports

Ex-Wildcat standout Teunissen is WHAC’s top newcomer

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…

Editor May 4, 2016

Features

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

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…

Editor May 4, 2016