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Dahlia test garden project proposed for North Park
The City of Wayland once was known as the Dahlia City and even had a Dahlia Festival in the 1990s, and the local Main Street program has a proposal to…
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Wayland Union Schools’ summer projects outlined
Wayland Union Schools uses public improvement funds from Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing to improve the district’s facilities every summer. This year, the district plans to install new digital signs…
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Serious traffic crash near Dorr exit shuts down U.S.-131
A serious traffic crash Monday morning near the Wayland exit on the U.S.-131 expressway shut down the southbound lane between Wayland and Dorr. Michigan State Police said the accident occurred shortly…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Strange links for 2 DAR award winners
Charles Dudley Warner, editor of the Hartford (Conn.) Courant, wrote in 1850 that "politics makes strange bedfellows." An unusual twist for that statement would be the bizarre connection between two…
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One Small Voice: White privilege and the accident of birth
by Lynn Mandaville This is one piece of my family's folklore as I heard it, and remember it, and relish it. My Grandpa Fred Richards and his brother Clarence were…
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The Subterranean: ‘Last Flag Flying’ rich in war credibility
Review of 'Last Flag Flying' **** out of five stars Currently on video and streaming on Amazon Prime by Walter G. Tarrow How did you celebrate this past Memorial Day?…
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Hopkins girls score 2, Wayland boys 1 at state meet
It wasn't a particularly good day for Wayland and Hopkins at the Division 2 state meet Saturday at Zeeland. The Wildcat boys scored just one point with an eighth-place finish…
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Lady Wildcats make it 10 in a row for district titles
The Wayland varsity softball team claimed its 10th consecutive district championship Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 victory in the final round against Grand Rapids South Christian. The Lady Wildcats had…
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Legislators’ change of mind a cynical ploy to keep jobs
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Go ahead, explain. But remember if you lie... the bogeyman will get you, and…
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Wayland schools’ summer lunch series begins June 11
The Wayland Union Schools’ annual Summer Fun-Tastic free lunch series for children 18 years old and younger will kick off Monday, June 11, and run through Aug. 17. The school…