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School board to officially adopt bond proposal Jan. 16
The Wayland Board of Education will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at the administrative offices to adopt a resolution on the proposal for a $54…
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Watson Township Board appointments confirmed
The Watson Township Board Thursday evening confirmed several appointments. One, newcomer Helen Goyings, may wind up in other places in township government. Goyings, who has lived in the township for…
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Watson gets serious about fighting recycling site abuse
Watson Township Board members plan to buy a security camera for the recycling site next to the Township Hall, regardless of whether or not a grant application is approved. Too…
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City Council sets strategic planning session for Feb. 4
The Wayland City Council voted to have its annual strategic planning session at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at council chambers. Council members gather for a special meeting at about…
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Splash pad was best and most positive story here in 2016
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is analysis by the editor. The now dearly departed year of 2016 was rife with negative developments, but the…
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Dorr rezoning approved 6 months after recommendation
The Dorr Township Board finally approved a request from Joe Jablonski to have a house and 1.82 acres of property at 2211 138th Ave. rezoned from commercial to rural estates.…
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Then & Now fund-raising drive approaching $20,000
Dorr Township Supervisor Jeff Miling reported Thursday evening that the VanSingel Foundation has made out a $3,000 check to the Township Library to help with its fund-raising efforts to move…
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Wayland’s oldest business, Smith Lumber, has been sold
Smith Lumber & Coal, a more than a century old business in Wayland has been sold, but the new owner has not been disclosed and there has been no indication…
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Dorr Plan Commission wants to hire PCI as consultant
The Dorr Township Planning Commission will make a formal request to the Township Board for permission to hire Professional Code Inspections as planning consultant. Commission Chairman Robert Wagner said Dorr…
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Dollar General store may be coming to Dorr Twp.
It looks like a Dollar General store may be coming to Dorr along 142nd Avenue. Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Robert Wagner told his colleagues that he had just received…