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Dorr Township debate raises question: How much pay is fair?

March 24, 2015

An apparently failed attempt to get a raise in salary for three Dorr Township officials raised questions about just what what fair compensation is for public officials. Supervisor Jeff Miling, Clerk Brian Boot and Treasurer Jim Martin asked for a 5.3% raise in the Township Board meeting Monday night, only...

Wayland School Board gets legal opinion on Title IX complaint

March 24, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night went into closed session to consider a written legal opinion from its attorney about a Title IX civil rights complaint filed last week by former board member Shelly Salisbury Whitley. Whitley last Tuesday filed her complaint with the Office of Civil Rights in...

Collings, Forbes, relay quartet win at GVSU indoor track meet

March 23, 2015

Hopkins senior Quincy Collings and junior Julia Forbes both won individual titles Friday at the GVSU Indoor Track Invitational and the 4x600-meter relay quartet also emerged in first place. Collings, Division 3 high jump state champion last June when he cleared 6 feet 9 inches, went 6-6 last Friday at...

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Barry Wege grant pass avoids opportunity to protect our land

March 23, 2015

To the editor: I am disappointed, but not surprised that Barry County commissioners voted to turn down a $5,000 grant from the Wege Foundation to explore ordinances to control oil and gas development in the county. At a January public information session on environmental issues in Barry County, Matthew Zimmerman...

WHS student takes 1st in state business competition

March 23, 2015

Wayland High School student Olivia Dubay took first place in Administrative Support Concepts and Business Meeting Management at the Business and Professional Association state competition this past weekend at the Amway Grand in Grand Rapids. She will now have the opportunity to compete at the national level in Anaheim, Calif....

WHS Odyssey of the Mind team finishes 4th at state tourney

March 23, 2015

The Wayland High School Odyssey of the Mind team of Maggie Anderson, Casey Bellgraph, Mitchell Lapham, Victoria Poirier and Trenton Woodcox captured fourth place at the state final competition Saturday at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg High School. The team's coach is WHS math instructor Steve Harcourt (far left).

Monday Moan: School board learns unintended consequences rule

March 22, 2015

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net In the social sciences, unintended consequences are outcomes that are not the ones intended by a purposeful action. The term was popularised in the 20th century by American sociologist Robert K. Merton. (Wikipedia) “Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice — Lewis Carroll Things do seem to be...

State lawmakers continue to ‘Starve the Beast,’ public schools

March 22, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Michigan state government has been playing a doomsday game of “Starve the Beast” for more than a couple of decades, and the process has had a devastating effect on education and roads. State legislators...

Dorr citizens’ road committee ramping up campaign for votes

March 22, 2015

The Dorr Township Citizens Road Committee is ramping up the campaign to pass a millage May 5 to fix local roads. The committee has completed work on the look of postcards that will be sent to voters in the township, supporting a three-mill increase for five years dedicated entirely to...

Allegan County stray dogs: March 21

March 22, 2015

We found this old timer on 135th and 18th Street, Dorr. He is in pain either from walking alot or arthritis. He was cold scared and alone at 2 am. Do you know him? We are calling him "Piney" until we can find his home. All stray pets at the...

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