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Services scheduled for Saturday for Bud Higbee, 85, of Dorr
Ruben "Bud" E. Higbee, age 85 of Dorr, died May 27. Bud was a wood worker at Grand Rapids Dowel Works. He was a member of the Wyoming Ward Church…
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Lady Wildcats win tuneup for districts and run record to 29-2
The Wayland varsity softball team Tuesday defeated Wyoming 4-1 in a non-league nine-inning game to improve its overall season record to 29-2. The contest was a sort of tuneup for…
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Funeral will be Saturday for 5-year-old son of WHS graduates
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,…
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Dorr Township to spend $9,750 per dust control application
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…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 167
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…
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Two-vehicle traffic crash occurs at 135th Ave. and 7th Street
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…
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Dorr Twp. meetings go to Tuesdays; office hours unchanged
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…
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Lady Wildcats win 6-0 over Harper Creek in district opener
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…
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Clippers’ baseball season ends in 7-1 pre-district defeat
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…
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Dorr Township Board tables proposal for electric sign at hall
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…