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Martin schools plan solar panels within the next 2 years

Martin Public School officials plan to be 99% powered by solar energy in the next two years. The Martin Board of Education, at its Sept. 19 meeting, voted to negotiate…

Editor September 24, 2016

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Woman held in Watson crime spree bound over to circuit court

A 21-year-old Otsego woman who allegedly took part in a series of crimes last month in Watson Township has been bound over to Allegan County Circuit Court. Haley Jenkins, 21,…

Editor September 20, 2016

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Councilman says Wayland has lost $1.5 million in state funds

Wayland City Councilman Rick Mathis Monday evening told his colleagues that the city has lost about $1.5 million in revenue sharing from the state since 2003. Mathis said he learned…

Editor September 19, 2016

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City’s next street project will be on East Maple up to Steeby

The next city street project, scheduled to begin in 2017, will be repairs and improvements for East Maple Street, ending at Steeby Elementary School. Repaving and road improvements have just…

Editor September 19, 2016

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Citizen’s appeal leads to Wayland Tree Board reinstatement

Wayland citizen Gail Hollinger apparently was taken seriously after she rebuked the City Council for removing trees in the East Sycamore Street project. The council voted unanimously Monday night to…

Editor September 19, 2016

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Four injured, none seriously, in single-vehicle crash on U.S.-131

Four people were injured in a one-vehicle traffic crash early Saturday morning on U.S.-131 near the 142nd Avenue exit (Dorr). Authorities have indicated none of the injuries were life threatening.…

Editor September 18, 2016

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Former Wayland man’s work creations banned on Facebook

Former Wayland man Michael Wilson is getting a lot of backlash from Facebook for posting photos of his creations at work. Wilson, who attended elementary schools in Wayland, works for…

Editor September 16, 2016

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Wayland man pleads guilty to OUIL causing death in crash

Dale Richard Melick, 53, of Wayland pleaded guilty this week in Allegan County Circuit Court to driving drunk causing death while fleeing police last May. Melick was accused of recklessly…

Editor September 16, 2016

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Wayland to revisit policy on administrators coaching

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night promised to come up with a less confusing and more fair policy governing administrators coaching. The board is between a rock and a…

Editor September 12, 2016

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Wayland schools business outsourcing arrangement ended

The Wayland Union school district has terminated its business outsourcing arrangement with the Joannesburg-Lewiston district, effective Sept. 30. The impetus for the move was announcement of the “retirement” of Finance…

Editor September 12, 2016