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Between the Buns restaurant at gas station in Dorr closes

June 23, 2015

The Between the Buns restaurant inside the Marathon gas station in Dorr at the corner of 18th Street and 142nd Avenue has closed. In a Facebook message, it was reported , "it was a fun two years, but there was just not enough business to make continuing worthwhile for us...

Service Thursday at Gun Lake for Mary Sytsma-Swanson, 70

June 22, 2015

Mary E. Sytsma-Swanson, 70, of Wayland and Gun Lake, died Saturday, June 20. Mary loved spending time with her family, playing cards, boating, traveling and going shopping. She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Swanson; sons, Robert (Lori) Sytsma, Steve (Rachel) Sytsma, Mike (Maria) Sytsma; Jim's daughter, Heather Keranen; grandchildren,...

Wayland schools adopt new budget, but not without issues

June 22, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening adopted the fiscal year 2015-16 budget, but not without comment. Some board members expressed dissatisfaction with learning about a $22,000 expense for athletic uniforms after budget deliberations had been completed, or so they thought. The expenditure was not welcomed because during the public...

Two WHS students take part in Metro High Police Academy

June 22, 2015

Two Wayland High School students attended and completed the Metro High Police Academy last week. This unique program offers interested high school juniors and seniors a hands-on look at law enforcement. Through this experience, students can decide if law enforcement is the right career choice for them. The academy lays...

Open house Thursday afternoon for retiring Pierre Brazeau

June 22, 2015

A public open house is being planned for 3 to 6 p.m. at Wayland City Hall for Pierre Brazeau. Brazeau is retiring at the end of this month after working for the City of Wayland for 32 years. He has spent most of his career as director of public services....

Monday Moanin’: Every day is Father’s Day to me

June 21, 2015

For Harbaughs, every day is Father's Day By Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News - June 20, 2015 Little Jim Harbaugh would leave the house wearing his baseball hat and carrying a baseball glove. "Where you going?" his father, Jack Harbaugh, would ask. "Doubleheader today against the Indians," the 6-year-old...

Voting, once cherished in America, has become a sad circus

June 21, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "If voting really made a difference, they wouldn't let you do it." — Mark Twain "I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh, Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood." — Eric Burdon...

Walkaway from Martin area adult foster care home located

June 21, 2015

The Allegan County Sheriff's Department has reported a man who walked away from a Martin area adult foster care home Sunday morning has been found in Barry County. The Sheriff's Department sought the public's help in locating Wayde Preston Cooper walked away from an adult foster care home between 10...

Democracy Tree: Affordable Care Act doing fine in Michigan

June 21, 2015

Below is a fact sheet from The White House Office of the Press Secretary on how Michigan is faring under the Affordable Care Act. by Amy Kerr Hardin FACT SHEET: Health Care in Michigan What the Affordable Care Act is doing for Michigan families The Affordable Care Act has already...

The Muck Starts Here: Continuing the list of U.S. Navy’s sins

June 21, 2015

by Barry Hastings Let's start where I left off last time, continuing my (many) complaints against the U. S. Navy. We'll pick the tale up with Admiral Hyman Rickover, a 1921 graduate of the Naval Academy, and a brilliant, though irritating man. Like Admiral Sims (see my last), he wasn't...

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