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Wildcat girls climb to No. 3, boys remain in top 10 in AP poll

January 27, 2015

The Wayland girls' basketball team moved up to No. 3 this week in the Associated Press top 10 state-wide poll and the Wildcat boys, despite two recent losses, have been able to hang on at No. 6. The girls switched places with Grand Rapids Catholic Central, the team they edged...

Brenda Kraima hired as new Wayland Schools transportation chief

January 27, 2015

Veteran bus driver Brenda Kraima, recently was hired as the new transportation supervisor for Wayland Union Schools. Kraima has been a bus driver for the district for 18 years and resides in the district. “We are pleased to have someone in this position who is very familiar with our district...

Dorr Twp. Plan Commission post filled, but 2 ZBA seats are vacant

January 26, 2015

Dan Beute has been appointed to fill a vacant seat 0n the Dorr Township Planning Commission. Township Supervisor Jeff Miling recommended him and the remaining members of the board concurred at their meeting Monday evening. Beute has a background in construction as a journeyman electrician and in the building trade...

Road, fire millage requests to face Dorr Twp. voters in May 5 election

January 26, 2015

Two local millage proposals will appear on the May 5 special election ballot in Dorr Township, one for roads and one for fire equipment. The township Monday night agreed to ask for three mills over five years to fix, maintain, pave and construct roads within the township. Also on the...

Democracy Tree: Social media threats may land faux patriots in prison

January 26, 2015

By Amy Kerr Hardin A firestorm of reprehensible, and possibly illegal, threats were directed at progressive filmmaker and political lightning-rod Michael Moore last week after he tweeted that, while growing-up, his family taught him that snipers were cowardly — a sentiment driven by the death of his uncle from a...

Dorr students learn about hummus and other spicy things

January 26, 2015

Wayland Schools Food Service Director Sarah Parr put on a cooking demonstration Monday in Tara Vanderven's first grade class at Dorr Elementary as part of Chartwells’ "Chefs2Schools" event promoting nutrition education. Students learned how to make hummus and how different spices can make food taste better. They sampled the hummus...

Steeby students introduced to the mystery part of language arts

January 26, 2015

Student teacher Dawn Wedeven, from Lori Howell’s third grade classroom at Steeby Elementary, got a little creative Monday, disguising herself as a detective and searching for clues in the room in order to introduce students to the "mystery" unit in their language arts program. The kids had to “solve the...

Local inventors’ network group to meet in Wayland Feb. 3

January 26, 2015

The Wayland Inventors Network will have its next meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Vibrant Grains Restaurant, 142 S. Main St., Wayland. Registration will be from 6 to 6:30, the program will be from 6:30 to 7:30, followed by networking. The program's focus will be on: Taking an idea...

Mark DeYoung elected to 2-year post as County Board Chairman

January 26, 2015

Mark DeYoung again has been elected chairman of the Allegan County Board of Commissioners. DeYoung, who represents Dorr and Leighton townships on the County Board, earned four votes to Commissioner Dean Kapenga’s three and Commissioner Don Black’s one. The election took place Jan. 15 at the board's annual reorganizational meeting....

Former Hopkins football coach Steve Dragoo dies at 73

January 26, 2015

Former Hopkins High School assistant varsity football coach Steve Dragoo died Sunday in Kalamazoo. Steven David Dragoo of Benzonia was 73. Dragoo was assistant varsity football coach at Hopkins in the fall of 1973 under Jim Newell and then left the following year to become head varsity coach at Johannesburg-Lewiston....

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