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McDonald’s was scheduled to be present for the Dorr Township Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night, but to borrow a phrase from Chico Marx in “Duck Soup” “They no show up.”…

A celebration of life for longtime Wayland resident Wayne Carpenter Jr. will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Wayland VFW. Carpenter, a1965 WHS graduate…

Chloe Coughlin Dykstra Maddy Terry The Wayland High School girls’ basketball coaching staff will have a couple of new faces on the coaching staff this winter, but the moves all…

By Joe Schultz Reilly Brower The Dorr Township Library Board Monday night approved Assistant Library Director Reilly Brower as interim library director.  Brower succeeds Jeffery Babbitt, who abruptly resigned last…

Keith denHollander The Wayland City Council Monday night approved the appointment of Keith denHollander to the vacant seat on the Planning Commission. He succeeds Megan Mickelson, who resigned her seat…

Doreen Theresa Van Duine, age 91, died Saturday, Sept. 13, at Byron Manor. Doreen loved gardening, playing cards, and traveling to Texas and Florida with Milton. She was a wonderful…

The Wayland Union High School equestrian team this past weekend, captured the Class A district championship.

Marcia Roberts died peacefully, Sunday, Sept. 7, surrounded by family at her home in Shelbyville. She was born on March 18, 1937, in Plainwell, the daughter of Jake and Edna…

Martin Coach Kristin Evers Martin junior Veyda Conley finished seventh among more than 250 runners Friday in the Auto Owners Insurance cross-country invitational at the Forest Akers Golf Course on…

Mason Fein and Ethan Manning The Hopkins boys’ cross-country team just missed winning its own invitational by one point Saturday morning at Camp Jijak in Hopkins Township. The Viking lads…