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Wayland Farmers Market setting up next to Henika Library
The Wayland Farmers Market site has moved for the third time in three years, this time being situated next to the Henika Public Library. The market will be open from…
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North Main property rezoning request approval rescinded
A request to rezone a commercial parcel in the 600 block of North Main Street to light industrial has hit yet another snag. After approving the request with conditions two…
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City of Wayland adopts larger budget for fiscal year 2015-16
The Wayland City Council Monday night adopted a total budget of $6,374,482 for fiscal year 2015-16, beginning July 1. The general fund budget anticipates revenue and expenditures of $2,921,031 with…
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Wayland schools sever school nurse contract with Spectrum
The Wayland Union School District apparently has decided not to renew its contract for a school nurse through Spectrum Health. According to the “job openings” section on the Allegan Area…
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Leighton officials getting more serious about new twp. hall
Leighton Township Board members Thursday evening decided to get a little more serious about plans to have a new township hall built on the same land as the township library.…
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Chip and cracked seal, fog coat to be done on 144th Ave.
The Leighton Township Board Thursday night approved a cracked seal, chip seal and fog coat resurfacing job for 144th Avenue from Kalamazoo Avenue to Ninth Street at a cost of…
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Green Lake residents still upset about ban of dock on beach
About a dozen Green Lake residents appeared Thursday night before the Leighton Township Board for the second straight month, and this time things got a bit more hostile and confrontational.…
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Wayland shocked by death of athletic patriarch Bill Merchant
Word was received Thursday morning of the death of Bill Merchant, 55, father of four of Wayland’s finest girls’ athletes and junior varsity basketball coach. Merchant was killed in a…
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Martin Township Board adopts budget of about $300,000
The Martin Township Board Wednesday night adopted a 2015-16 fiscal year general fund budget of just over $300,000 and made a few decisions about road work for this summer and…
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Martin Twp. finally to consider local marijuana ordinance
The Martin Township Board and Planning Commission have begun to seriously examine a local marijuana ordinance. After continuing a moratorium on having such a local law for years, township officials…