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School board finally raises issue of superintendent’s umpiring

May 14, 2015

Superintendent Norman Taylor’s umpiring activities outside of school business hours was a topic of discussion at the Wayland Board of Education meeting April 27. According to minutes of the meeting, published on the district’s web site: “A short discussion was held regarding the superintendent’s work schedule and expectations of the...

Discussions begin on repairs, renovations for Wheeler Library

May 14, 2015

Martin Township officials are trying to figure out what to do in repairing and renovating the JC Wheeler Public Library building that was struck by a wayward motor vehicle last month. There were reports a motorist had mechanical issues with the vehicle before it stuck the library building on 10th...

Former Martin principal finalist for Grandville superintendent

May 13, 2015

Dirk Weeldreyer, former principal at Martin High School and Middle School, is one of four finalists for the superintendent’s job at Grandville Public Schools. Weeldreyer, who left Martin in 2008 to become superintendent at Fennville Public Schools, was listed with three other finalists to succeed Superintendent Ron Caniff, who has...

Wayland Plan Commissioner Sam Dykstra’s wife killed in crash

May 13, 2015

The new wife of Wayland City Planning Commissioner Sam Dykstra and her daughter were killed Wednesday in a traffic accident near Huntington, Ind. According to the Huntington County coroner’s office, the victims were Linda Dykstra, 77, of Wayland, and Rochelle Burch, 54, of Franklin, Ohio. The causes of death both...

City Plan Commission members not excited about $3 pay raise

May 13, 2015

Members of the Wayland City Planning Commission aren't all that excited about the raises they got recently. The City Council, in its May 4 meeting, followed the recommendation of the Officers Compensation Commission to award each of the members a raise from $35 to $38 per meeting. Commission Vice Chairman...

Public safety officer Werkema to stay on for one more year

May 13, 2015

Wayland Schools Public Safety Director Harry Werkema has agreed to serve for one more year in his position. Werkema a year ago was set to retire to make way for a new school community officer in an agreement with the City of Wayland, but was asked to stay on last...

Second WHS baseball field to be a little smaller than planned

May 12, 2015

Work will begin later this year on a new junior varsity and freshman baseball field behind Wayland Middle School, but the facility won’t be as large as originally hoped. Wayland Schools Finance Director Bill Melching said that after taking bids for construction and renovations, he noticed they came in about...

North Main parcel rezoning to light industrial to go to council

May 12, 2015

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening voted 4-1 to recommend rezoning property with four buildings in the 600 block of North Main Street from business to light industrial. The commission had a public hearing on the issue and two neighboring residents, Jeff Salisbury and Bonnie Johnson Miller, made comments....

Three food service grievances against Wayland schools outlined

May 11, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night was presented with three grievances from employees with the school’s food service program. Tom Greig, former Wayland High School teacher and now UNISERV director for the southwest region of the Michigan Education Association, outlined three grievances, but promised three more at the board’s...

WHS grad’s cancer diagnosis raises questions for firefighters

May 11, 2015

Firefighter Stephen "Shakey" Vanravenswaay, a 1990 graduate of Wayland High School, is getting a lot of support lately from his firefighting brethren in Orange County, Fla. VanRavenswaay, a firefighter for the past 19 years, was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer Feb. 25, though he has no family history of...

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