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All local schools plan to be in-person for 2021-22 year

Wayland, Hopkins and Martin school officials are all planning to return in-person for the 2021-22 academic year. Superintendents Dr. Christina Hinds at Wayland, Gary Wood at Hopkins and Brooke Ballee-Stone…

Editor May 28, 2021

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Direct deposit suggestion isn’t routine in Dorr Twp.

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night voted 4-3 to permit direct deposit of employee paychecks into United Bank, but the discussion of the proposal was not routine. Township Clerk Debbie…

Editor May 27, 2021

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Dorr Plan Commission to do vision meeting July 20

After a delay of more than a year because of Covid-19, the Dorr Township Planning Commission finally will have its visioning meeting for a proposed new master plan on July…

Editor May 18, 2021

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Hopkins schools happy so far with battle vs. Covid

As the academic year draws to a close, Hopkins Public Schools officials can say they have fared better than most in the persistent war against the Coronavirus. Hopkins ditched the…

Editor May 17, 2021

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Survey says city folks want non-motor trail, dog park

Katie Beemer, an intern with the City of Wayland from Grand Valley State University, was given high praise for her work here over the past nine months, and she dominated…

Editor May 17, 2021

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Leighton Twp. hears more about infrastructure woes

The Leighton Township Board was told about three very needy road projects Thursday evening, but it’s the same old problem on fixing them — money. Supervisor Steve Wolbrink mentioned the…

Editor May 13, 2021

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Martin Twp. unhappy with FEMA flood plain decision

Martin Township Supervisor Glenn Leep is not happy at all with the recent flood plain determination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He told his Martin Township Board colleagues Wednesday…

Editor May 13, 2021

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Plan Commission gives OK to housing, storage plans

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended rezoning for a proposed residential development on 133rd Avenue and approved a site plan for a second storage unit business on Reno…

Editor May 11, 2021

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Hopkins a step closer to expansion of township hall

The Hopkins Township Board Monday evening agreed to have Supervisor Mark Evans continue to pursue extension of the township hall. The board decided to hire Fleis & VandenBrink to come…

Editor May 10, 2021

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Wayland Middle School to return to hybrid May 13

Wayland Middle School this coming week will transition back to the hybrid model of instruction because of the Coronavirus. The middle school had been operating in-person five days per week…

Editor May 7, 2021