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Death takes former local firefighter Terry Phillips
Former Wayland Fire Department member Terry Phillips, 67, of Allegan, died Wednesday, June 10. Born Jan. 8, 1953, in Otsego, he was the son of the late Lester and Betty…
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Superintendent’s job offered to Dr. Christina Hinds
Word on the street is that Dr. Christina Hinds of Mattawan has been offered the superintendency for Wayland Union Schools. Hinds has been assistant superintendent of student services and curriculum…
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AAESA to ask for Headlee restoration millages Aug. 4
The Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA) will ask Allegan Countyvoters to restore funding levels that have been eroded because of the Headlee Amendment with three proposals on the Aug.…
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Ex-Lady Wildcat to play basketball at Alpena CC
Briana Thurston, a key member of the resurgent Wayland High School girls' varsity basketball team last winter, has signed a letter of intent to continue playing hoops for Alpena Community…
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Wayland School Board meetings moved to FAC
The Wayland Union Board of Education will hold its June 15, June 22 and July 13 meetings at the high school Fine Arts Center. This is a change from previously…
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Cold murder case suspect to spend rest of life in prison
Dennis Lee Bowman, 71, of Hamilton has pleaded guilty to murdering a woman in Virginia in 1980 in one of two cold cases now solved. Bowman was arrested last year…
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Private service held for Dorr activist, mom, Alyce Rewa
Alyce M. Rewa of Dorr died Wednesday, June 10. Alyce was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Visitation Parish, a community that was family to her, a church that was…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 14, 1995 Wilma Baske, 93, determined to be the oldest living…
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Sarai Yanes to give WHS graduation address
Sarai Yanes was voted by her fellow honor students of the Wayland High School Class of 2020 to give this year's commencement ceremony address. A traditional graduation ceremony is planned…
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Ovarian cancer takes Elizabeth Laur after 12 years
Elizabeth Linker Laur, age 66, died of ovarian cancer in the early morning hours of May 18 at Faith Hospice Trillium Woods. Elizabeth graduated from Wayland High School, worked in…