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Wayland may get a new Main and Superior traffic light this year

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The City of Wayland has a good chance to have a new traffic light sometime this year at the intersection of Main and Superior streets downtown, but council members were told Monday evening that $32,000 in engineering costs will need to be absorbed first. City Engineer Mickey Bittner said paperwork...
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Pinewood Derby race planned for Saturday, Jan. 31

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The Leighton Township Fire Department will sponsor its fifth annual Pinewood Derby at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Leighton Township fire station 1, 1110 144th Ave, Moline. This is an all-ages event. Race brackets are as follows: • Children under 18 years old, dual elimination, winners and losers...
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Is Supt. Taylor seeking a raise?

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Wayland Schools Superintendent Norman Taylor Monday night told the Board of Education he has not received a raise in his five years with the district, but stopped short of asking for a hefty increase. The board is evaluating Taylor’s contract, which is reported on the school district’s Internet site to...
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Wayland schools’ bus drivers’ contract ratified

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The Wayland Board of Education Monday night ratified a new contract with the school district’s bus drivers, members of the Service Employees International Union, Local 517. Essentially, the bus drivers will get the same 1.0 to 1.3 percent non-retroactive raises as other district employees this academic year. Other contract language...
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Wayland teachers ask for expansion of ‘sick days bank’

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A Wayland teacher and former colleague told Board of Education members they’d like to see the “sick day bank” program simplified and expanded. Teachers now are permitted to donate unused sick days to fellow employees who might need them in extenuated circumstances, but current rules only allow the teachers to...
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Martin, Watson cooperate on costs for fixing and paving 12th Street

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Martin and Watson townships are combining efforts to get 12th Street from M-222 south to U.S.-131 Motor Sports Park repaired and paved this year. The road is shared by the two townships and they have worked together on maintenance costs, but this time they want it paved nine-tenths of a...
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