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North Main property rezoning request approval rescinded

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A request to rezone a commercial parcel in the 600 block of North Main Street to light industrial has hit yet another snag. After approving the request with conditions two weeks ago, the Wayland City Council Monday night voted to rescind the action because of legal advice. The request from...
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City of Wayland adopts larger budget for fiscal year 2015-16

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The Wayland City Council Monday night adopted a total budget of $6,374,482 for fiscal year 2015-16, beginning July 1. The general fund budget anticipates revenue and expenditures of $2,921,031 with a fund balance, or “rainy day fund” of $1,302,789. City Manager Mike Selden acknowledged the budget expenses are up by...
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Wayland schools sever school nurse contract with Spectrum

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The Wayland Union School District apparently has decided not to renew its contract for a school nurse through Spectrum Health. According to the “job openings” section on the Allegan Area Schools Association (AAESA), Wayland has posted an opening for school nurse under the heading of student support services. Wayland secured...
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Dorr American Legion, scouts have flag retirement ceremony

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The American Legion in Dorr Saturday conducted a Flag Day Flag Retirement ceremony with local Boy Scout Troops 90, 97 and 250. Boy Scouts spokesman Scott Dennis said the American Legion in Dorr does proper flag disposal every Flag Day, June 14. "We will gladly accept flags that are ready...
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Memorial service will be Friday for Kelly ‘Skip’ Hartman

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Kelly "Skip" Hartman, age 59, of Wayland, died June 6. He was born on March 21, 1956, in Grand Rapids,  to Ike and Johanna Hartman. Skip graduated from Thornapple-Kellogg High School in Middleville in 1974. He is survived by his daughter Erika of Chicago; his sister, Nancy (Sam) McCandlish of...
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Martin High School alumni banquet brings in 56 ex-students

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Fifty-six alumni attended the 2015 Martin School Alumni Banquet Saturday, June 6. Of the 56, three were graduating seniors and 12 were members of the 50-year class of 1965. A quilt was created by members of the 1965 class and given to the school to be displayed.  There was one...
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Monday Moanin’: Ruminations on Flag Day, iPads, civics, comfort

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By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net All I know is what I read online “Well, what shall I talk about? I ain’t got anything funny to say. All I know is what I read in the papers.” – Will Rogers, Sr. No theme this week… just a bunch of random ruminations. Flag...
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Democracy Tree: Aramark, corporate citizen. Oh, the humanity!

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by Amy Kerr Hardin As corporate “people” go, Aramark Inc. is pretty pleased with itself recently. You see they’ve found a way around their public relations train wreck over their less than humane treatment of inmates in prisons around the nation. Between the maggot and rodent feces laced food they’ve...
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The Muck Starts Here: U.S. Naval command has list of scandals

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by Barry Hastings Bad news first... 'cause that's all we have here. Besides the disgusting lack of progress in our battle against radical Muslim terror, we're seeing rebirth of the cruel, grasping Russian bear; revival of Chinese naval expansion after a seven-century hiatus; repeated, repeat, repeated, successful attacks on government...
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Summer ‘Funtastic’ 2nd week will include 3 special events

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The summer “Funtastic” free meals and special programs for children series continues for its second week Monday through Friday, June 12-16. The schedule of special events for the week are: Monday, June 15 — Dorr Library, Cape Making, Summer Reading Kickoff. Create your own superhero cape (all ages) and start...
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