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Dorr Twp. primary election forum will be Wednesday
A Dorr Township election forum will he held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at the Dorr Township Hall The purpose is to enable Dorr voters to ask questions about…
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Area school board elections also scheduled for Nov. 3
Besides elections for township, county, state and national offices, there will be contests for school board seats in the three area districts on Nov. 3. The seats will be for…
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Division paving project in Leighton begins Monday
The paving project in Leighton Township on 10th Street (Division) from 138th Street north to 142nd Avenue will begin Monday, June 22 and last about three weeks. The road is…
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Write It Right: School board president DID vote for supt.
The editor of this publication owes a sincere apology to Wayland Board of Education President Cinnamon Mellema for incorrectly saying in an editorial she declined to cast a vote for…
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Wayland School Board meetings moved to FAC
The Wayland Union Board of Education will hold its June 15, June 22 and July 13 meetings at the high school Fine Arts Center. This is a change from previously…
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Cold murder case suspect to spend rest of life in prison
Dennis Lee Bowman, 71, of Hamilton has pleaded guilty to murdering a woman in Virginia in 1980 in one of two cold cases now solved. Bowman was arrested last year…
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Sarai Yanes to give WHS graduation address
Sarai Yanes was voted by her fellow honor students of the Wayland High School Class of 2020 to give this year's commencement ceremony address. A traditional graduation ceremony is planned…
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Quick storm results in property damage locally
A quick, but powerful storm passed through this area Tuesday afternoon, dropping the temperature by 20 degrees, producing rain and causing property damage. Officials at the Hastings Area Fire Department…
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Allegan County COVID-19 death toll remains at 6
Whiles the celebrated "flattening the curve" has appeared to dominate Michigan statistics lately for the COVID-19 virus crisis, Allegan County has remained remarkably stable as well. As of Tuesday evening,…
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Former Wayland Schools’ employee investigated
Wayland Union Schools administrators have sent a letter home to parents and guardians of students acknowledging the Wayland Police Department is investigation a former employee of allegations of sexual harassment.…