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Democracy Tree: Michigan’s competing bills on same-sex adoption

by Amy Kerr Hardin State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) introduced legislation earlier this month to allow second-parent adoptions. House Bill-4133 would allow unmarried partners of biological parents and sole…

Editor February 12, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: I liked my 1st meal at the Auction House Cafe

After all these years, I finally dined at the Auction House Café Wednesday evening. The place has been a fixture in Wayland since 1936, and yet I didn’t eat there…

Editor February 12, 2015

Features

Public Safety Beat: Dorr Twp. family escapes house fire

A fire at a house in the 2300 block of 142nd Avenue in Dorr Township Thursday morning routed a family of four. Authorities said the fire started at about 4:40…

Editor February 12, 2015

Features

Steeby students go on field trip to new high school science facility

Steeby Elementary fourth-graders didn’t have to travel far to experience a unique, hands-on science lesson, as they had an “in-district” field trip to the new Science & Innovation Center inside…

Editor February 12, 2015

Articles

Questions remain on 12th Street project funding commitments

Martin and Watson township officials appear to be ready to proceed with their joint project to reconstruct and pave 12th Street almost a mile south from M-222, but there still…

Editor February 11, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 152

25 Years Ago — Feb. 14, 1990 The Wayland Board of Education was embroiled in controversy over reinstatement of a student-athlete who was suspended for five days and charged with…

Editor February 11, 2015

Articles

CHS, Inc. wins conditional approval for customer service office

CHS Inc., Hamilton Farm Bureau, which has built an agricultural storage products facility on Reno Drive near 133rd Avenue, was given conditional site plan approval to build a 4,000-square-foot customer…

Editor February 11, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcat jayvees lose 59-45 basketball game at Hamilton

The Wayland girls' junior varsity basketball team's season record fell to 10-5 Tuesday with a 59-45 loss at Hamilton. Taryn Coughlin scored 13 points and snared eight rebounds and Chloe…

Editor February 11, 2015

Articles

Local officials say no cases of measles reported in Allegan County

Though there have been no reported measles cases in Allegan County, Wayland school officials remind parents of disease symptoms to be aware of, and what to report to your child’s…

Editor February 11, 2015

Sports

Lady Vikings’ modest win streak ended by unbeaten Plainwell

The Hopkins girls’ basketball team’s modest winning streak came to an abrupt halt Tuesday evening in a 47-22 defeat at the hands of an undefeated Plainwell team. The host Trojans…

Editor February 10, 2015