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Public Safety Beat: Man pinned under fallen mobile home

A mobile home being moved inside the Yankee Springs Meadows Trailer Park Monday morning slipped off its supports and trapped a worker underneath. Authorities said the workers were lifting the…

Editor March 2, 2015

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Dorr, Hopkins library director to attend national conference

Natalie Bazan, director of the Dorr Township and Hopkins District libraries, has been awarded a national grant to attend the next Small and Rural Library Association's annual conference later this…

Editor March 2, 2015

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Wayland’s Kelvin Lapham recognized as Mopar ‘Top Tech’

Kelvin Lapham, a 1976 graduate of Wayland High School and technician at Wayland Chrysler, is one of two Michigan men recognized as being among the top 27 FCA US LLC…

Editor February 25, 2015

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Wayland School Board ranks services, programs funded by casino

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night in a workshop rated the importance of each of the 20 programs or services funded by revenue sharing from the Gun Lake Casino.…

Editor February 24, 2015

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Area firefighters battling blaze at Gun Lake residence

Firefighters from the Orangeville, Martin, Pine Lake, Thornapple, Hastings and Wayland fire departments and Wayland Area Emergency Services were battling a structure fire in the Gun Lake area Tuesday morning.…

Editor February 24, 2015

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Wayland Union High School has sociology culture fair

Wayland High School students from Andrea Brown’s sociology classes at held a culture fair recently for their capstone project. Students researched and applied two trimesters of sociological knowledge to a…

Editor February 24, 2015

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Dorr Township votes 5-2 to hire part-time maintenance worker

The Dorr Township Board had the old familiar 5-2 vote on hiring a new part-time maintenance worker. Michael Edema was approved as the assistant to Jarrod Simon in taking care…

Editor February 23, 2015

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Campaign under way on behalf of Dorr Township road millage

Carolyn Sandel, who is spearheading a local millage effort for roads in Dorr Township, told the Township Board Monday night the campaign is up and running. Sandel, chairwoman of a…

Editor February 23, 2015

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Dorr Twp. Board adopts recreation plan, $200,000 grant application

The Dorr Township Board Monday night adopted the five-year parks and recreation plan and then submitted an application for a $200,000 Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant for expanding and…

Editor February 23, 2015

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WHS Symphony Orchestra performs at Griffins hockey game

The Wayland Union High School Symphony Orchestra performed the American and Canadian National Anthems at Saturday night’s Griffins hockey game to a sold out house at the Van Andel Arena.…

Editor February 22, 2015