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Father of 1 of victims arrested in Dorr Twp. triple homicide

Authorities now are saying they believe the three victims of a mobile home fire in Dorr Township Tuesday were shot and killed befre the blaze was started. Corey Lee LaValley,…

Editor March 11, 2015

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Wayland Christian Reformed Church expansion plans OK’d

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved, with several conditions, a proposed site plan from Wayland Christian Reformed Church for expansion of its current building near the corner of…

Editor March 10, 2015

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Public Safety Beat: Three killed in Dorr Twp. mobile home fire

A fire determined to be “suspicious” by authorities claimed the lives of two school-aged children and an adult in a mobile home Tuesday in Dorr Township. The fire was reported…

Editor March 10, 2015

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Wayland school board hears pleas on behalf of support staff

Several people in the audience at Monday night's Wayland Board of Education meeting questioned the school district's policy of attempting to avoid paying health care benefits for some of the…

Editor March 10, 2015

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Leukemia victim Dawson Babiak, 4, gets some good news

The up and down struggles of the Babiak family were on the upswing this week when it was learned that 4-year-old Dawson Babiak currently is leukemia free. A posting today…

Editor March 10, 2015

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Ethel Visser re-elected to 41st year as Dorr Twp. ZBA secretary

The Dorr Township Zoning Board of Appeals welcomed a new member at their quarterly meeting March 9th, re-elected Ethel Visser secretary, to serve her 41st year in that position, and…

Editor March 10, 2015

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Wayland school officials recommend new snow plowing service

Though rumors circulated this past winter that Wayland Union Schools fired its snow plowing contractor were rebutted by school officials, it is apparent a new company will do the job…

Editor March 10, 2015

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Strategic planning reports to schools dominated by finances

Each of the four strategic planning committees gave reports on their findings to the Wayland Board of Education Monday evening. Perhaps the most striking was the special committee on finance,…

Editor March 9, 2015

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Greater Hopkins Area Chamber to be proposed tonight

A Greater Hopkins Area Chamber of Commerce may be in the works. Barb Bennett, a committee member and one of the principal organizers, said she will present an outline of…

Editor March 9, 2015

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Watson Township finally adopts outdoor furnace ordinance

The Watson Township Board Thursday evening finally adopted a new wood stove, or outdoor furnace, ordinance. The 4-1 vote on the proposed local law “to regulate installation of use and…

Editor March 6, 2015