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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…

Editor April 14, 2022

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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,…

Editor April 13, 2022

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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…

Editor April 13, 2022

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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…

Editor April 12, 2022

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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…

Editor April 11, 2022

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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…

Editor April 7, 2022

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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…

Editor March 21, 2022

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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…

Editor March 15, 2022

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Plan Commission breaks tie, recommends rezoning

Ed Ophoff explains his rezoning request to commissioners. The Dorr Township Planning Tuesday broke its 3-3 deadlock from a month before and voted 5-2 to recommend a rezoning request from…

Editor March 15, 2022

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Building adjacent to Pearl Street gym is coming down

The old CCA building that was attached to the Pearl Street gym for more than 60 years is going down later this year. The Wayland Board of Education Monday night…

Editor March 14, 2022