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Then and Now addition fund-raising campaign to start July 1

May 21, 2015

Dorr Township Library Director Natalie Bazan has announced the fund-raising campaign on behalf of the Then and Now Historical Library addition will begin July 1. Bazan and Library Board President Peg Otto told the Dorr Township Board last month they want to oversee a project in which an addition...

Citizenship, athletic awards presented to Wayland High School seniors

May 20, 2015

The Japinga, Multer, Citizenship and Athlete of the Year awards were presented Tuesday evening at annual Senior Awards Night at the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center. Morgan Winger received the Citizenship Award, the highest honor for a senior. Students were given academic awards by each department. Collectively, the Class...

School board hears 2nd round of food service grievances

May 19, 2015

Round two of grievances by food service workers against the Wayland Union Schools was held Monday night in a work session in front of the Board of Education. The board was presented with three grievances by UNISERV Director Tom Greig, a former Wayland High School teacher, during a regular board...

Dorr Plan Commission OKs special use request for pole barn

May 19, 2015

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a special use permit request by James and Diane Switzer for placement of a pole barn in front of their house on 138th Avenue. Local rules prohibit placing an accessory building in front of a house, but the Switzers indicated they cannot...

City Council votes to suspend downtown facade grants

May 18, 2015

The Wayland City Council Monday night voted to suspend the Downtown Development Authority façade grant program until it has had a full state review. The move came after reluctant approval of a façade grant of a little more than $33,000 for the vacant blue building immediately to the south of...

Wayland Council buys foreclosed home on W. Superior St.

May 18, 2015

The Wayland City Council Monday night decided to buy a foreclosed house and property at 430 W. Superior St., just east of Vine Street and the Free Methodist Church. The dilapidated house and ill-groomed property have been vacant for at least three years. The city is buying it from Allegan...

North Main business site finally rezoned to light industrial

May 18, 2015

If you don’t succeed at first, try try again. The well-worn advice eventually worked for a request to rezone a parcel in the 600 block of North Main Street, across Oak Street from the Michigan State Police post. Dave Hager and Rita Martin have asked over the past two months...

Summer free meals program for children will start June 8

May 17, 2015

Free meals will be offered over the summer to Wayland school district children ages 18 and under, starting Monday, June 8. "The "Summer Fanatastic Series" is being put together and sponsored by Wayland Union Schools, Chartwells, Clark Hill, GRBS, Northern Physical Therapy, Reno Agency, Triangle Construction...

Photographer Hope Thurston Carter included in Art Prize

May 17, 2015

Local photographer Hope Thurston Carter has been accepted into the annual Grand Rapids Artprize competition this fall. "I couldn’t be more thankful and excited for this opportunity," she said. "My work will be on display at the large, historic First (Park) Congregational Church in downtown Grand Rapids, near the public...

Wayland High School earns bronze rating from U.S. News

May 15, 2015

Wayland Union High School has received a Bronze rating in the 2015 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings. The report viewed 29,070 schools nationwide and 245 Michigan schools made the ranking. Michigan had 10 schools that received gold medals, 68 with silver medals and 167 with bronze medals. The rankings...

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