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Funeral today for Vietnam vet David Prins, 76, of Dorr
David Prins, age 76, of Dorr, died Sunday, Oct. 10. David was a graduate of Ottawa Hills High School in 1962. He served his country in the United States Navy…
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Wayland, Hopkins bands both earn Division 1 ratings
Both the Hopkins and Wayland High School marching bands earned Division I ratings Tuesday from adjudicators at the Michigan High School Band and Orchestra district festival at East Kentwood High…
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‘Cat boys, Viking girls win Wayland Invitational titles
The Wayland boys’ varsity cross-country team captured its third invitational championship this fall Tuesday by taking first in its own soggy tourney at Wayland Middle School. The Wildcats came up…
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City plans to offer citizens master plan survey on line
The City of Wayland will affix a master plan survey to its Internet web site and Facebook page in an effort to get a lot of public input in a…
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Plan Commission OKs rezoning request for 133rd
The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a rezoning request from Award Enterprises for a parcel on the southern edge of town on 133rd Avenue. Award Enterprises, which plans…
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Wayland Schools’ cleaning employee is Rookie of Year
Wayland Union Schools' Ashley Stearns-McDaniel, GRBS lead, was named Rookie of the Year at the annual Employee Awards and Recognition Banquet for Grand Rapids Building Services. "Ashley is terrific and…
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Cider advisory for Bowens Mills could’ve been avoided
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. The news of the Michigan Health Department’s advisory against drinking cider made at…
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Notorious walker takes me on tour of the Basilica in GR
by Denise Dykstra My friend Kim Schaafsma and I recently toured the Basilica of Saint Adalbert and Saint Andrew in downtown Grand Rapids. Kim asked me to tag along. She…
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Honor Society students refresh Little Free Libraries
Wayland Union High School National Honor Society students have been busy with a service project intended to benefit the entire community — Little Free Libraries. The honor students visited the…
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Private family burial slated for Floyd Shettler of Martin
Floyd Shettler died away Sunday, Oct. 10, at his home in Martin. He was 73. Born Nov. 27, 1947, in Bay City, to Floyd Sr. and Maida (Rowley) Shettler, Floyd…