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Wayland City sewer rate increases to begin July 1
City of Wayland residents will absorb an increase in sewer rates, beginning July 1, for the first time in a dozen years. City Manager Josh Eggleston acknowledged that a plan…
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Still no further word about fatal fire in Leighton Twp.
Leighton Township Fire Chief Matt Weston Thursday night confirmed that he and his colleagues have heard nothing about the fatal fire they handled last Dec. 5. Though the incident occurred…
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Great Lakes Energy earns Leighton’s OK for Internet
The Leighton Township Board Thursday night unanimously adopted a resolution to approve an ordinance granting a franchise for Great Lakes Energy to provide broadband Internet services to its customers. The…
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Martin Twp. to seek fire millage renewal Aug. 2
Sarah Lynema The Martin Township Board Wednesday night agreed to ask local voters to approve a renewal of 0.75 mill for four years for fire and emergency equipment. The proposal,…
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Henika Library director has been on board for a year
Cierra Bakovka Cierra Bakovka has been director of the Henika Public Library since June 2021. Bakovka, 25, grew up in central Wisconsin, where she said she discovered her love for…
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Marijuana public hearing will be May 10 at City Hall
The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night set a public hearing on a proposed marijuana zoning ordinance and conditionally approved a residential townhouse project on 133rd Avenue. The public hearing…
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Asst. Supt. Velie changes retirement plans to Dec. 31
Patricia Velie The Wayland Union School District indeed will see a lot of administrative changes and movement of personnel by the end of the 2021-22 academic year. But the school…
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Watson trustee resigns post after serving only 2 years
John Caras Jack Wood Watson Township Trustee Jack Wood resigned his seat Thursday night after serving only two years. His successor will be fellow Planning Commission member John Caras, who…
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City fields a proposal for a community teen center
Perhaps it’s been tried and failed many times in the past, but a Wayland woman presented a proposal to establish some kind of a community center so local teens have…
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Plan Commission declines Tuinstra’s proofreading
John Tuinstra Nathan Mehmed Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra last month insisted that he be allowed to proofread and make corrections to the draft master plan submitted by Nathan Mehmed…