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Editorial

Leighton’s action does more than save a business

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I wish to sing the praises of forward thinking demonstrated this week by Leighton Township Clerk Rachel Fennema and Trustees Brian Bonnema and John Hooker. Instead of succumbing to the tired, outdated, old fiddle-faddle...
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Columns

True and tried recipes from the Globe 107 years ago

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(From the Wayland Globe February 23, 1917 issue - 107 years ago)
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GoFundMe established for former Wayland woman

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A GoFundMe account has been established for former Wayland resident Jenny Barker Osentoski, whose house has been devastated by recent storms and flooding in Pointe Blank, Texas. A spokesperson sponsoring the fund posted,"Her home and car were severely damaged, and she is currently displaced with no flood insurance to cover...
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Viking girls, WHS boys win Hopkins Track Relays

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The Hopkins girls and Wayland boys emerged as winners of the Hopkins Track Invitational Saturday. The Viking girls scored 165.5 points, more than 40 more than the runners-up I;n the nine-team field, and the Wildcat guys more than doubled the number of points of their nearest competitor with 219. The...
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Special election May 7 on non-homestead renewal

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Voters in the Wayland Union School District will be asked to approve the renewal of an 18.387-mill non-homestead tax levy in a special election Tuesday, May 7. The non-homestead millage applies only to commercial and industrial properties and to residents with second homes. Most homeowners will not be be affected....
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Wildcat softball team 13-0 since infamous ‘Bad Day’

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It would be a keen grasp of the obvious to say that Wayland softball is on a roll. Coach Cheri Ritz’s Lady Wildcats claimed their 13th consecutive victory on the diamond Saturday, quite a turnaround from that awful “Bad Day at Bailey Park” just two weeks ago. The ‘Cats won...
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Gun Lake group opposes Pickeral Cove expansion

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The Gun Lake Protection Association is calling for members and residents to show up at a meeting of Zoning Board of Appeals at the Tyden Center in Hastings Monday, May 13. A GLPA spokesperson said the owner of property on Pickerel Cove, Gun Lake, is applying for a variance for...
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Sports

Martin track teams lose dual meet against Gobles

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The Martin boys’ and girls’ track teams both lost in a dual meet Wednesday against Gobles. The boys lost 79-54 and the girls 97-37. Junior Alex Morin won the 800-meter run by more than eight seconds, in 2:20.55. Senior Logan Kent took the 110-meter high hurdles in 21.07 seconds. Gavin...
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Articles

Leighton to seek 2 millage requests on Aug. 6 ballot

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The Leighton Township Board Thursday night decided to place two millage requests on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot. Voters will be asked to approve a one-mill increase for roads, from one to two mills for four years, and a one-mill increase for police and fire services, from one and...
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Galloway Landings air park request granted again

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Kate Sheltema outlined her objections to the proposed air park expansion. Galloway Landings essentially got what it wanted Thursday night after a public hearing on his new plans to expand the air park. The Leighton Township Board approved developer Clark Galloway’s request for a rezoning from rural estates to planned...
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