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City finally agrees to $20,000 land purchase terms

August 21, 2017

The Wayland City Council Monday night finalized the purchase agreement with developers Josh Otto of Dorr and Keith Nickels of New York for a parcel at 1121 133rd Ave. on the southern edge of the city. The purchase price was just $20,000, which aroused the ire of at least three...

Funeral Wednesday for Corey Yaeger, 45 of Moline

August 21, 2017

Corey L. Yaeger, age 45, of Moline, died Saturday, Aug. 19. Corey is survived by his children and granddaughter, Alexa Yaeger and Jonathan Lizardo (Daniella Lizardo), Corey Yaeger Jr.; his mother, Linda Yaeger; sister, Dee (Keven) Chambers; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles; and...

Wayland City Manager Tim McLean’s last day is Friday

August 21, 2017

Wayland City Manager Tim McLean is leaving his post at the end of this week and he's getting married Sept. 8. The two events are connected. McLean, who has served in Wayland since February 2016, and his bride will be living in the Detroit area because she has accepted a...

Local libraries are hosts for solar eclipse viewing parties

August 21, 2017

by Austin Marsman The historic solar eclipse Monday afternoon had millions of people looking to the sky, including many area residents. JC Wheeler Library in Martin was host to more than 120 people to witness the significant solar event. Clouds were a concern for much of the afternoon. As two o’clock...

Local photography buff captures solar eclipse in Idaho

August 21, 2017

A lot of people donned those crazy glasses to get a gander at the first solar eclipse since 1979 Monday afternoon. One observer was photographer Hope Thurston Carter of Shelbyville, who has three sons who graduated from Wayland High School. She took pictures of the celebrated event at her borther's...

Marilyn Runkel, 90, dies in North Carolina nursing home

August 21, 2017

Marilyn J. Runkel, of Hopkins, died Saturday, Aug. 19, at Morrison Manor (Hospice) of Scotland County in Laurinburg, N.C., where she had been residing since 2014 with her daughter, Ann Runkel Krotz. Mrs. Runkel was born July 1, 1927, in Hopkins, the daughter of Harley and Marion (Stone) Sebright. Marilyn...

Columns

Army Bob: Don’t remove monuments of brave soldiers

August 21, 2017

by Robert M. Traxler The current debate is whether we remove monuments to the Confederacy. I have no problem with removing monuments to the Confederate States of America (CSA), none, but removing the monuments to the soldiers of all grades who fought for their country as they believed it to...

The Subterranean: ‘Chuck’ is a poor man’s ‘Raging Bull’

August 20, 2017

Currently available in video ***1/2 out of five stars by Walter G. Tarrow This poor man’s version of "Raging Bull" was in very limited release and that's a shame. An independent film treatment of the true story of New Jersey boxer Chuck Wepner, the "Bayonne Bleeder," who fought, and lost...

Mitten of Gun Lake distributes more than 400 free pizzas

August 20, 2017

Mitten Pizza last Wednesday distributed 422 free pizzas, celebrating one year of serving Gun Lake and surrounding communities. People eager to bring home a free pizza waited in a long line, some showing up 30 minutes before the event opened. General Manager Larry O’Neal said the event “was a great way to thank the...

Wayland lad records 1st hole-in-one at a tender age

August 20, 2017

Tyler Omness, son of Wayland High School Assistant Principal Mike Omness, this past weekend scored his first-ever hole-in-one. He was golfing on the par three 15th hole at the Orchard Hills Golf Course. (Photo supplied)

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