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Dorr native one of 100 finalists for trip to colonize planet Mars

Dorr native Laura Smith-Velazquez has received word that that she is one of 100 candidates worldwide chosen to participate in a mission to begin colonizing Mars. Dutch-based non-profit Mars One…

Editor February 20, 2015

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Casino expenditure priorities examined by Board of Education

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening went over the $1.5 annual million casino budget with a proverbial fine-toothed comb and members pledged to spend a week thinking about spending…

Editor February 19, 2015

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Wayland 8th-grader wins Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee

Brennan Grimes, an eighth-grader from Wayland Union Middle School, was winner of the Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee . Runner-up was Lily Ehn, an L.E. White Middle School eighth-grader in…

Editor February 19, 2015

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Dan Beute welcomed as new Dorr Plan Commission member

Daniel Beute was welcomed as a new member of the Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening. Bob Wagner, chairman and member of the Planning Commission for more than half a…

Editor February 18, 2015

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Wayland School Board begins critical examination of casino funding

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening began serious and earnest work on the next fiscal year’s budget and on the issue of how the district should spend money it…

Editor February 17, 2015

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Rabbit River Folk Festival has died, organizer J.D. Gonzales reports

The Rabbit River Folk Festival, a fixture as a downtown summer entertainment attraction in Wayland for the past four years, will not take place in 2015, and perhaps not in…

Editor February 16, 2015

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Leighton Twp. must decide between new fire truck or repair old one

The Leighton Township Board soon will have to decide whether to buy a new fire truck or have a 24-year-old unit repaired. Fire Chief Tony Banas and two other department…

Editor February 12, 2015

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Leighton Township Board plans budget workshop, public hearing

The Leighton Township Board will have a budget workshop at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, and then a public hearing on the proposed 2015-16 fiscal year budget at 6:30 p.m.…

Editor February 12, 2015

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WHS varsity, novice debate teams compete in GVSU tournament

The Wayland Union High School varsity debate team went 3-3 and the first-year novice team 2-4 at the Grand Valley State Championship tournament held the weekend of Feb. 6 and…

Editor February 12, 2015

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Questions remain on 12th Street project funding commitments

Martin and Watson township officials appear to be ready to proceed with their joint project to reconstruct and pave 12th Street almost a mile south from M-222, but there still…

Editor February 11, 2015