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Seven Generations Park ribbon cutting is Oct. 29
Plans for the recreational park at the intersection of M-222 and 16th Street in Watson Township are “98% complete” and it shall be named Seven Generations Park. The name was…
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‘Monster Mash’ planned for downtown Wayland Oct. 29
“He did the Monster Mash… It was a graveyard smash… It caught on in a flash…” — Bobby "Boris" Pickett, 1962 Billed as something to do in town over the…
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Martin man pleads guilty to soliciting teen sex on line
A Martin man arrested with five others last month for soliciting sex from teen-agers on line pleaded guilty in court Wednesday. Alexander Bogdan, 33, of Martin, pleaded to charges of…
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Covid impacted Wayland schools; rebound expected
Indeed, two years of the Covid-19 pandemic negatively affected student test scores, but Assistant Supt. for Instruction Theresa Fulk told the school board Monday that Wayland is rebounding. Fulk said…
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School dress code issues may return soon at WHS
School dress codes, a battle that’s been fought for many years, may be back soon for the Wayland Board of Education. Superintendent Tim Reeves told school board members Monday night…
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Dorr Twp. Board promises to act in Oct. on ARPA funds
Lee Bernal There’s about $829,000 sitting in a Dorr Township special American Rescue Plan Act fund, and Township Trustee Chandler Stanton says he wants something done with it. Stanton Thursday…
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Historic Bowens Mills shuts down cider festivals
Bowens Mills "It's Cider Time" festivals are shutting down after nearly a half century just east of Wayland. "We are sad to announce that we can no longer have 'It’s…
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Denise Dykstra finishes 2nd in Co. Homemaker Contest
Denise Dykstra of Martin, a columnist with Townbroadcast, has been awarded second place in the annual Allegan County Young Homemaker of the Year contest. Dykstra, a mother of four boys,…
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Weston Hosler chosen to lead WHS strings program
Wston Hosler Weston Hosler has been selected new director of the Wayland High School orchestra program. Hosler, who succeeds Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher, who took a job at…
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Airborne car driver charged with cocaine use in crash
A motorist who drove an airborne car that soared over the Dorr expressway overpass has been charged with driving under the influence of cocaine last Jan. 13. Chandler Cockerham, then…