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City Council decides to drop study for new traffic light
The Wayland City Council has decided to go no further with a proposed traffic study that would perhaps pave the way for installation of a traffic light at the corner…
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Yes It’s True: We haven’t learned from history of ’60s
Some people often ask me what it was like to live on a college campus in the late 1960s during the student unrest period of American history. The following is…
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Guest Column: So let us promote the social welfare
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jon Seymour is a 2017 graduate of Wayland High School, a student at Grand Valley State University and an employee at Steelcase and McDonald's. He was student rep…
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Local Food Truck provided 58,453 lbs. for needy in 2019
Feeding America, which provides the food for the monthly Food Truck program for the needy at the United Church of Wayland, has issued statistics for 2019. The Food Truck provided…
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So what makes a good superintendent? Ability to adapt
ACTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. While watching and listening to the proceedings during the first day of the Wayland…
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One Small Voice: Hatred of Trump nothing personal
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the author's response to a suggestion in the comments section that she must get over her hatred of President Donald Trump: by Lynn Mandaville With…
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Most Gun Lake Winterfest events will be on Feb. 15
Most of the activities for the annual Gun Lake Winterfest celebration will take place through hout the day Saturday, Feb. 15, but a couple of events are planned for Wednesday,…
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We must be proactive on climate change, like Y2K
To the editor: Thanks for providing a forum for news and discussion. A week or so ago you had a column on climate change. I read it several times to…
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Wildcat boys and girls both suffer defeats at Lowell
It's a difficult realization to swallow, but the Wayland girls' varsity basketball team very definitely struggles without star 6-2 junior pivot Stephanie Ainsworth. The Lady Wildcats were on the short…
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Martin girls outlast Coloma; boys falter down stretch
Sophomore Gracie Shettler and junior Natalie Yowler came off the bench and sparked the Martin girls’ varsity basketball team to a hard-fought 45-36 victory Friday night over a surprisingly competitive…