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Allegan man, 22, believed to have been killed in crash near Hopkins

Authorities believe a 22-year-old Allegan man was killed early Tuesday morning when the 2006 Chrysler Pacifica he was driving left the road and crashed on 128th Avenue between Hopkins Village…

Editor December 8, 2015

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Wayland City Council takes care of ‘housekeeping’ matters

Monday’s Wayland City Council meeting served as a sort of reorganizational session, as the august body took up setting meeting dates and making appointments. Only two of the actions prompted…

Editor December 7, 2015

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Project launched to establish Wayland Area Recreation Authority

There is a movement afoot to establish a Wayland Area Recreation Authority. Representatives from the City of Way-land, Wayland Township, the Wayland Union school district and the Gun Lake Tribe…

Editor December 7, 2015

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Mark Sisson steps down as planner for many area municipalties

Longtime area planner Mark Sisson has announced his resignation from his position with area townships and the City of Wayland to concentrate on duties as full-time planner for Gaines Township.…

Editor December 3, 2015

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Architects identify facility needs for Wayland schools; bond issue likely

Representatives from Tower Pinkster Architects of Grand Rapids have added a previously overlooked item in the Wayland School Board’s facility needs assessment — Pine Street Elementary. Steve Hoekzema, speaking on…

Editor November 30, 2015

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Dorr girl, 10, recuperating in hospital after bone marrow transplant

Ten-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr is recuperating today at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids after undergoing a bone marrow transplant. Lilly was diagnosed two years ago with…

Editor November 29, 2015

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Dorr Township approves new 3-year contract for recycling services

The Dorr Township Board Tuesday evening approved a new three-year contract for recycling services that includes a $25 per household annual surcharge for curbside pickup. Bob’s Disposal Service handles the…

Editor November 24, 2015

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Moline residents protest traffic speeds in 12th Street residential area

A group of citizens who live in Moline appeared before the Dorr Township Board night to protest widespread speeding of cars and trucks on 12th Street coming off Division Avenue.…

Editor November 24, 2015

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Dorr Township roads continue to deteriorate in wake of millage loss

It’s been more than six months since the Dorr Township Citizens’ Road Committee absorbed the defeat of a three-mill request in a special election, and local roads have only gotten…

Editor November 24, 2015

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Art Hop is Friday, Dec. 4, Christmas parade the following morning

The annual Art Hop celebration and Christmas parade is scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday morning, Dec. 4 and 5, in downtown Wayland. Art Hop will be held from 5…

Editor November 24, 2015