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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr): 25 Years Ago — Oct. 16, 2000 The City of Wayland’s first-ever stoplight with a left-turn…

Longtime Wayland High School softball coach Cheri Ritz this week was inducted into the Grand Rapids Area Athletic Hall of Fame this week in a special ceremony. She becomes the…

Barry Brower, a 1963 graduate of Wayland High School, posted an entry on Facebook today, a picture of himself and three comrades as members of a folk music group from…

Tricia Anderson The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night approved a site plan request from DW Lee Mini-Storage  for a 120-unit storage facility at 325 Clark St. Business representatives told…

Richard David Cornelisse, age 72 of Dorr, died Saturday, Oct. 11. Born Feb. 3, 1953, in Grand Rapids, Ric lived a life filled with dedication to family, a passion for…

Board of eduction, administration, student representatives, and construction partners from Triangle/TowerPinkster cutting the ribbon on the new administrative building. by Joseph Schultz Wayland Union School personnel dedicated and cut the…

The Hopkins Township Board Monday evening adopted a resolution establishing rules and regulations for a solar ordinance. The vote was 4-0, with Clerk Stacy Timmer absent, to accept the recommendation…

by Kathy Hamman Miller It’s fall y’all and pumpkin season! I broke with the tradition of making pumpkin pies and tried something different with this newly found fall favorite dessert…

The revived Hot 'n Now fast food restaurant opened for business Monday near the Gun Lake Casino along 129th Avenue in Wayland Township, where there were reports of traffic jams…

The Hopkins High School equestrian team captured the Division B Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association state championship Saturday and scored the highest points overall.  The Hopkins students earned the right to…