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Wildcat hoops season postscript: We had joy, we had fun…

March 14, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The most painful part of the now departed Wayland boys' and girls' basketball seasons is that they are over. Fans can't go watch them play any more. For the players and coaches, they fell...

Leighton Twp. Board hires TAG as architect for new hall

March 14, 2015

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening decided to hire Dan Bode of the Architectural Group (TAG)of Grandville to serve as architect for designing a new or renovated township hall and fire station. The board sometime in the future plans to either build a new township hall or expand the current...

Democracy Tree: State Rep. Gamrat and the Old Wild West

March 14, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin The diabolic duo of Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat just can’t seem to give it a break. Over the past few weeks, the freshmen lawmakers, both unabashed members of the Tea Party, have introduced legislation to return the women of the State of Michigan to...

Eighth-graders show demonstrations for Glacier Fair

March 14, 2015

Wayland Union Middle School eighth-graders from Dana Omness' and Rick Brown's science classes held a Glacier Fair last week. Students selected various glacial formations and created models to demonstrate how they form. They presented them to their fellow classmates and to WMS staff members. Students used their iPads for research...

Wayland police, fire depts. public input sessions March 19

March 14, 2015

There will be a public open house and public input session from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at the Wayland police and fire station, corner of Church and West Superior Streets. The police facility input session will begin at 6 p.m. and the fire department at 7. The...

Memorial service is Sunday afternoon for Earl ‘Tom’ Binion, 74

March 14, 2015

Mr. Earl "Tom" Binion died Thursday, March 12. He was 74. He was preceded in death by his wife in 2014 and is survived by his daughter, Andrea, and her husband, Craig Thompson. Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services, 312 N....

Martin boys’ basketball team loses district title game in OT, 45-39

March 14, 2015

by Jon Gambee Martin’s basketball season came to a crushing end Friday when it dropped a 45-39 decision to Heritage Christian in an overtime battle at Climax Scotts High School. The District Championship was in their grasp, but the Clippers were not able to maintain a lead they enjoyed until...

Terrific hoops seasons now history for Wildcat boys and girls

March 14, 2015

The best girls' and boys' basketball seasons in Wayland history both were concluded within 24 hours of each other Thursday and Friday evening. The eerie part was that both lost by identical scores of 63-56. The Lady Wildcats' season ended with a 23-2 record Thursday at Charlotte against Haslett and...

Dorothy Paxton, 98, remembered as a skilled seamstress

March 13, 2015

Dorothy A. Paxton, age 98 of Wayland, died March 12, 2015. Dorothy was a skilled seamstress and made beautiful clothing for many people. She was a member of the Wayland Garden Club and Water Aerobics at the Windsor Woods Pool. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Aletra Patterson of Wayland;...

Leighton Twp. budget healthy enough for employee pay raises

March 13, 2015

The Leighton Township Board is projecting a relatively healthy fiscal year ahead with a budget of nearly $2 million. The board anticipates revenue of $1,979,750 and expenditures at $1,916,460, thereby increasing the all-important fund balance, or rainy-day fund from $1.016,402 as of March 31 of this year to $1,079,692 on...

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