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Graveside service planned Thursday for Paul Sprague
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 4, at Bradley Indian Mission Cemetery in Wayland for Paul Peter Sprague Jr., age 68, who died Wednesday, May…
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Ranger Rick: Dorr’s Colonial Kitchen is on casualty list
Our illustrious and greasy-faced governor has spoken and deemed it acceptable to whatever her majesty thinks safe for us cretins and hillbillies. To find out what is opening up and…
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Guest column: WHS grad tells of growing up brown
EDITOR'S NOTE: Tony Satterfield, a 2005 graduate of Wayland High School, now is an entrepreneur living in Oregon. by Tony Satterfield What has growing up black in America been like…
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COVID-19 reduces casino revenue sharing payment
The Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatomis has announced that spring revenue sharing payments are down slightly from six months ago because the Coronavirus shut down the casino in March. The…
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Splash pad, City Hall, local eateries opening in June
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s announcement that Michigan will open up even more next week in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis has prompted the City of Wayland to make moves…
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Ramblin’ Road: Simple life keeps King and I married
by Phyllis McCrossin We made it to June. The state is supposedly still on shutdown, though I don’t see much difference other than signs reminding us to remain six feet…
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Old-fashioned Sloppy Joe recipe makes ’em sloppy
by Kathy Hamman Miller Sloppy Joe is an old-fashioned recipe that has always been a crowd pleasing family favorite for us. If you are fortunate enough to have any left…
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Yes It’s True: Riots cause too much binary thinking
“There’ll be a burnin’ and a lootin’.” — Bob Marley The widespread looting and rioting that has visited too many of our cities in the U.S. over the last week…
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Fire destroys house on Apollo Drive in Wayland
Local firefighters were summoned to house fire on Apollo Drive in the City of Wayland Saturday and found the structure fully involved on arrival. Leighton Township Fire Department, paramedics from…
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Guest Column: Troubling perspectives about racism
by Aaron W. Wissner I was a racist, too Growing up in Bear Lake was a unique experience. We were so isolated. Way up North, far from the cities. The…