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Verizon cell phone communications tower OK’d in Dorr Twp.

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a special use request from Verizon Wireless to construct a communications cell tower on 20th Street. Approval was granted after a public…

Editor March 17, 2015

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Civil rights complaint filed against Wayland school district

Former Wayland Board of Education member Shelly Salisbury Whitley has filed a Title IX civil rights complaint against the Wayland School District. She and her husband, Aaron, both Wayland High…

Editor March 17, 2015

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Wayland schools opt out of early college program, for now

The Wayland Board of Education has instructed Superintendent Norman Taylor to tell the Allegan Area Education Services Association it will pass for now on participating in in a special early…

Editor March 17, 2015

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John Sloan to fill vacancy on Wayland City Council

John Sloan, recently retired counselor at Wayland High School and former assistant varsity football coach, has been appointed to the Wayland City Council seat vacated earlier this month by Ron…

Editor March 16, 2015

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City submits interurban trail grant application a 2nd time

The Wayland City Council vote was 5-2, as expected, to apply again for a state grant to help fund a proposed paved recreational bicycle and walking trail from Dahlia Street…

Editor March 16, 2015

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Charges may be filed in Wayland Twp. fatal crash Sunday

Judith Ann Shumaker, 80, from the Otsego area, was killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle traffic crash near Patterson Avenue and 136th Avenue, Wayland Township. Authorities said she was trapped…

Editor March 16, 2015

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WHS students share love of reading with young buddies

Quinn, a 4-year-old from Baker Elementary’s Extended Day Preschool, says she is excited to read with her reading buddy, Ali Martus. They hold hands as they walk down the hall…

Editor March 16, 2015

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Triple homicide victims’ joint funeral is Wednesday in GR

A joint funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday for a mother and her two children who were killed in a triple homicide in Dorr Township March 10. The…

Editor March 16, 2015

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United Church of Wayland pastor moving to North Carolina

The Rev. Dr. Richard J. Hronek is resigning his position as pastor of the United Church of Wayland effective May 11. Hronek, who has been the United Church’s pastor for…

Editor March 15, 2015

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Hopkins student Samantha Ludlam state FFA vice president

Hopkins High School junior Samantha Ludlam was selected vice president of the Michigan FFA at this past weekend's state convention in East Lansing. Ludlam is very active in and outside…

Editor March 15, 2015