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Dorr Twp effort to restore millage rate fails yet again
Dorr Township officials have been looking for ways to expand the current township hall or find a new site because the facility is just too crowded for them to get…
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Wayland seems to have weathered Covid crisis
Though Wayland, like many other public school districts, has gone through some hard times in the last two fiscal years, it appears it has weathered the worst of the storm.…
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Dorr Plan Commission OKs recommending master plan
About a year after winning approval from Dorr Township, Copart now is moving dirt at the site of a combination auto salvage yard and on-line sales business just east of…
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Mayor Tim Bala decides not to seek re-election Nov. 8
Mayor Tim Bala Jennifer Antel Wayland Mayor Tim Bala has decided against seeking another two-year term in the non-partisan city election next November. Bala, who has been mayor since being…
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Voters in this area will split between 2 state districts
Aric Nesbitt Kaleb Hudson Northeast Allegan County County voters will find themselves split between two districts for the Aug. 2 primary election for state representative and state senator. The election…
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Editor has been wrong about past bonds for pool
The editor of this on-line community news service apologizes most sincerely for occasionally spreading misinformation about the Aug. 2 Wayland Union School bond proposal for a new swim pool. The…
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Wayland School Board has new VP, new treasurer
Cinnamon Mellema Pete Zondervan The Wayland Board of Education did a little bit of musical chairs Monday night in a pseudo election of officers for the 2022-23 academic year. Vice…
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Leighton may hike support for softball park in Moline
12th Street will be closed Monday, June 13, at its intersection with Division just north of Moline. The Moline softball park, officially known as George Schrotenboer Field, Thursday night sought…
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Martin auto wash business is up for auction at tax sale
Wayland Area Ambulance Service has two new vehicles. The Touch-free Auto Wash business on the southeastern side of the Martin exit off U.S-131 has been closed and later this summer…
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‘Uninvited wildlife’ causes council meeting relocation
The Wayland City Council had a change of venue Monday night, meeting at the fire barn instead of the customary council chambers in the back of City Hall. City Manager…