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Ambulance service seeks more local govt. funding

The Wayland Area Emergency Services Board is telling all members it needs more financial support to stay in business. The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening was the latest to be…

Editor February 14, 2020

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Leighton Twp. plans to seek road millage Nov. 3

The Leighton Township Board has committed to making a request for extra road millage in the November general election. The board Thursday evening agreed to put a question on the…

Editor February 13, 2020

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Accessory Dwelling Unit hearing may be in April, May

The Wayland City Planning Commission may have a public hearing in April or May on a proposal to permit accessory dwelling units for as many as 130 local residences. The…

Editor February 11, 2020

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Rachel Cimek named Dorr Elementary asst. principal

Rachel Cimek, a fifth-grade teacher at Hopkins Elementary School, has been selected assistant principal for Dorr Elementary. Cimek, who was introduced to the Wayland Board of Education Monday evening, succeeds…

Editor February 10, 2020

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Watson must come up with action plan to combat PFAs

Watson Township has until June 22 to come up with an action plan to deal with perfluorooctanoic acid, a perfluorinated carboxylic acid, or PFAs, that was discovered last fall in…

Editor February 6, 2020

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City Council decides to drop study for new traffic light

The Wayland City Council has decided to go no further with a proposed traffic study that would perhaps pave the way for installation of a traffic light at the corner…

Editor February 3, 2020

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WAEMS Board working on 5-year restructuring plan

The Wayland Area Emergency Services ambulance operations are the busiest ever and personnel are scrambling to keep up with costs and demands. Penny Post, who represents Dorr Township on the…

Editor January 30, 2020

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Wayland’s supt. search begins with seeking input

The search for a successor to retiring Wayland Union Schools Supt. Norman Taylor began in earnest Thursday afternoon and evening with a couple of “public input sessions.” Dr. Rodney Green…

Editor January 30, 2020

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WUS teacher Lori Howell selected Fulbright Scholar

Wayland Union Middle School sixth grade science teacher Lori Howell, was selected into the highly prestigious Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program. The Fulbright program is a year-long professional learning…

Editor January 28, 2020

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Council approves study for traffic light at Wildcat Drive

The Wayland City Council Tuesday night agreed to continue with a traffic study for a light at the corner of Wildcat Drive and East Superior Street near the high school…

Editor January 21, 2020