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Funeral will be Saturday for 5-year-old son of WHS graduates

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Services for the 5-year-old son of two Wayland High School graduates killed May 16 in a tragic traffic accident will be Saturday in Middleville. Caleb Duley was born Feb. 18, 2010, in Grand Rapids, the son of Jack "Scott" and Amanda Lynn (Hall) Duley, both 1997 graduates of Wayland High...
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Dorr Township to spend $9,750 per dust control application

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The Dorr Township Board Tuesday evening decided to spend $9,750 per application on up to two applications of dust control for gravel roads. The board had delayed action on the issue until after results of the local road millage vote were known after the May 5 special election. The winning...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 167

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25 Years Ago — May 30, 1990   Progress on a proposed modular home construction plant in Wayland has been at a standstill in the past several months, leading city officials to wonder if the project will ever be completed. Developer Trish Curtis insisted progress is being made, but proceeding...
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Two-vehicle traffic crash occurs at 135th Ave. and 7th Street

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Local citizen Jane Balder Davidson took this photo Tuesday of a two-vehicle traffic crash on 135th Avenue and 7th Street in Leighton Township. Rescue personnel are shown here at the scene with a red van that was involved, but there was no word about how the accident occurred or about...
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Dorr Twp. meetings go to Tuesdays; office hours unchanged

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The Dorr Township Board Tuesday night decided to hold meetings on the last Tuesday of the month, agreed to a number of appointments to boards and commissions, but balked at making the township hall open to the public more hours. The board now meets on the last Monday evening monthly,...
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Lady Wildcats win 6-0 over Harper Creek in district opener

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The Wayland girls' soccer team kicked off post-season play Tuesday with a big win at home in the first round of the Class B district tournament, beating visiting Battle Creek Harper Creek 6-0. Brinley Nieuwenhuis  came up with three goals and Haley Thelen, Ashlyn Schafer and Ali Cutler each had...
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Clippers’ baseball season ends in 7-1 pre-district defeat

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A Lawrence team sporting a 21-5 season record ended the Martin baseball season Tuesday night, 7-1, in the Class D pre-district tournament at Decatur. The Clippers, who finished the season with a 5-19 overall record, were limited to just one hit, a double by Tyler Smith. Coach Jon Gambee said...
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Dorr Township Board tables proposal for electric sign at hall

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A proposal to set aside $26,000 in the budget to buy an electronic sign at the township hall was tabled indefinitely on a 6-0 vote of the Dorr Township Board Tuesday night. Clerk Brian Boot said the idea was to purchase a sign a lot like the one at the...
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Dorr treasurer gets deputy, but not cash receipt software

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Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin will be getting some help with work in his office with a deputy, but won’t have the added help of a BS & A software cash receipting program. Martin told the Township Board Tuesday night he was appointing Diane Martin, the widow of his brother,...
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Hoops coach Mike Hudson finally gets to coach his daughter

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Wayland boys' varsity basketball coach Mike Hudson next month will do something he was unable to do until June 17 — coach his daughter in a game. Hudson is listed as an assistant coach for the Champions of Character high school girls' all-star game, along with Wildcat girls' head coach...
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