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Wayland School Board cautiously endorses ECAC program

All seven members of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night cautiously voted to endorse the Early College/Allegan County program through Lake Michigan College. Through the ECAC, students can graduate…

Editor March 12, 2015

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Corey LaValley to face murder and arson charges after trailer fire

Detectives from the Allegan County Sheriff's Department have met with the Allegan County Prosecutor’s Office and charges have been filed against Corey LaValley, 34, in the deaths of a mother…

Editor March 12, 2015

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Hopkins ‘Tech Vikes’ robotics team ranked 12th in the state

The Hopkins High School Tech Vikes robotics team placed first and won the Excellence in Engineering Award at a competition at East Kentwood March 7 and now is headed to…

Editor March 11, 2015

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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