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Wayland schools gearing up for bond proposal vote Nov. 7

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The Wayland Board of Education Monday night officially approved the wording for a Nov. 7 special election bond proposal. The school district is seeking voters' support for a second scaled-down proposal for around $20 million after the failure last May of a $55 million bond with two different proposals. Even more...
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Memorial service Aug. 23 at Windsor Woods for Bill Coon

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John William "Bill" Coon, Wayland, Age 72, of The Plains, Ohio, died Aug. 12 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born to the late John Otho (Doc) and Alice Coon May 12, 1945, in his family home in The Plains. Bill graduated from The Plains High School in...
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Serious traffic accident kills 1, shuts down U.S.-131

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A serious traffic crash shut down the U.S.-131 expressway near the Bradley exit (No. 59) Sunday night just before midnight, causing the death of 29-year-old Wayland man Sean Michael Barone. Deputies from the Allegan County Sheriff's office and officers from the Gun Lake Tribal Police and Wayland Police Department responded...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Libraries offer free services for the mind

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"Why don't you go to the library and educate yourself if you've got any guts?" — Frank Zappa About 25 years ago when I was covering a Hastings Township Board meeting, I heard one trustee say she was against a proposed millage for the Hastings District Library, maintaining that anyone...
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Funeral mass Wednesday for Timmy Schneider, 42

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Timmy Schneider, age 42, died Friday, Aug. 11. He is survived by his wife; Mindy, his children; Andrew, Zachary, Timothy(T.J), mother; Betty Schneider-Krulac, siblings; Vicky (Greg) Potter, Debbie (Steve) Kennedy, Rick (Jeanie), Dan (Nerissa); mother-in-law Mary Martin, brother-in-law Matt Martin and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death...
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Wayland High graduate named AD at Muskegon Oakridge

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Wayland High School graduate Santino Di Cesare has been hired as athletic director for Muskegon Oakridge Middle School ans High School. Di Cesare, who starred in football and basketball at Wayland High School and was an all-conference defensive back at Hope College, was previously employed with The Potter’s House High...
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Miner succeeds the late Pat Staley on Wayland Twp. Board

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Matt Miner has been appointed to the Wayland Township Board trustee's seat vacated by the death of Patricia Staley. Miner, who is no stranger to local government, was sworn in at Monday night's board meeting. A member of the Wayland Township Planning Commission, he will continue to serve on that...
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Time has come to to put Leighton’s air park issue to rest

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Eighty percent of the people who show up at public meetings are there to bitch." — David T. Young, writing on the newsroom chalkboard in 1985 at the Ypsilanti Press. I've learned two very...
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Policy sought for feeding firefighters for lengthy incidents

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Leighton Township doesn't seem to have a policy or fund to feed firefighters when they spend a lot of time practicing their trade, and Fire Chief Tony Banas said he'd like to see something done. Banas' comments were prompted by a recent fire in the Green Lake area that took...
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Leighton Library gets more money than fire dept., roads

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Leighton Township officials Thursday evening noted that the local library receives more in tax funding this fiscal year than do the township itself and the fire department and local roads program. The township's general fund budget for fiscal year 2017-18 will feature 0.76 mill, the roads and fire department 0.98...
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