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Public safety officer Werkema to stay on for one more year
Wayland Schools Public Safety Director Harry Werkema has agreed to serve for one more year in his position. Werkema a year ago was set to retire to make way for…
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Second WHS baseball field to be a little smaller than planned
Work will begin later this year on a new junior varsity and freshman baseball field behind Wayland Middle School, but the facility won’t be as large as originally hoped. Wayland…
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North Main parcel rezoning to light industrial to go to council
The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening voted 4-1 to recommend rezoning property with four buildings in the 600 block of North Main Street from business to light industrial. The…
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Army Bob: Hard to believe, but Dorr government is a bargain
The election is over and most things went down in flames; the Michigan State Road Proposition 1 was massacred and no better use of the vote was ever made. No…
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Ranger Rick: On presidential sweepstakes and ‘road kill’ vote
Looking at the expanding field of potential presidential candidates, one thing is apparent: Mrs. Clinton is losing ground. Even Bernie Sanders (United Socialists of Vermont – a satellite province of…
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Public Safety Beat: Fire damages Kraai well drilling business
Authorities are attempting to determine the cause of a fire early Tuesday morning that damaged Kraai Well Drilling, 110 124th Ave., Shelbyville. A family-owned and operated business specializing in well…
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Viking standout guard Ryan Pierce had best 3-point shooting %
Hopkins High School senior guard Ryan Pierce won the individual state championship in three-point shooting for the 2014-15 season. The plaque shown here was sent to Pierce, recognizing he had…
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Lady Wildcats nearly topple unbeaten TK, but lose 2-1 in OT
The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team, on a roll of late, came into a showdown with O-K Gold Conference unbeaten Middleville Thornapple Kellogg with hopes of catching the Trojans. But…
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Viking guys and girls celebrate O-K Silver track championships
For the Hopkins girls’ varsity track team, an O-K Silver Conference championship was business as usual, but for the Viking guys, achieving the same feat…
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Three food service grievances against Wayland schools outlined
The Wayland Board of Education Monday night was presented with three grievances from employees with the school’s food service program. Tom Greig, former Wayland High School teacher and now UNISERV…