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Wayland Council buys foreclosed home on W. Superior St.

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…

Editor May 18, 2015

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North Main business site finally rezoned to light industrial

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…

Editor May 18, 2015

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Summer free meals program for children will start June 8

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…

Editor May 17, 2015

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Photographer Hope Thurston Carter included in Art Prize

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…

Editor May 17, 2015

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

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…

Editor May 15, 2015

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School board finally raises issue of superintendent’s umpiring

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,…

Editor May 14, 2015

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Discussions begin on repairs, renovations for Wheeler Library

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…

Editor May 14, 2015

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Former Martin principal finalist for Grandville superintendent

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…

Editor May 13, 2015

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Wayland Plan Commissioner Sam Dykstra’s wife killed in crash

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,…

Editor May 13, 2015

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City Plan Commission members not excited about $3 pay raise

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…

Editor May 13, 2015