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North Star Aggregates wins suit against Watson Twp.

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North Star Aggregates has won its lawsuit against Watson Township in a ruling issued by the Michigan Court of Appeals. North Star, through local agent Matt Double in Martin, filed suit against Watson for refusing the company permission for a special use permit to gravel mine property on 12th Street...
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Martin concert band earns festival Division I rating

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The Martin High School concert band earned a Division I (Superior) rating during the 2024 District X Band & Orchestra Festival at Grandville High School. This is the first time in at least 15 years that Martin's band program has earned a Division I rating at both Marching Festival and...
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Band festival now will be held Tuesday, March 12

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The Michigan High School Band and Orchestra (MHSBOA) festival now will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at the Fine Arts Center, WHS band director Kelli Tilley Smith has announced. Wayland was selected to be the host school for the annual festival Wednesday, March 6,...
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Power outage postpones MSBOA band festival here

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Because a power outage early Wednesday morning the Michigan Staye Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) Winter Festivalat the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center is cancelled. Wayland Union Schools posted on Facebook: "If you were scheduled to volunteer, you do not need to report. We hope to reschedule this event...
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State suing Hopkins Twp. farm for dumping waste

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a complaint in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County Friday against Deborah Brenner, owner and operator of J&D Brenner Farms in Hopkins Township. The attorney general's office is suing the concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), alleging it has been has been dumping unlawful wastewater into...
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Local residents urged to empty mailboxes daily

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Residents in the City of Wayland have reported prospective vandals and thieves have been roaming the streets and checking peoples’ mailboxes in the dead of night. One resident posted on Facebook Sunday morning, “Looks like we had people roaming the streets after dark last night, going through mailboxes on Standish...
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Wayland 1 of 9 Main Street Vibrancy grant winners

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Holli McPherson Downtown Wayland Main Street is one of nine communities in Michigan that have earned a total of $200,000 in Main Street Vibrancy grants from the State of Michigan. The grants were awarded to support downtown enhancement and improvement projects. The other eight grant winners were Downtown Cheboygan, Historic...
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Semi strikes bridge over freeway; traffic rerouted

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A semi-tractor-trailer struck the 140th Avenue bridge over the U.S.-131 expressway between Wayland and Dorr Wednesday around 7:10 a.m. The right lane of northbound lanes for the freeway were closed after the crash in Leighton Township. Officials from the Michigan Department of Transportation had the135th Avenue exit (No. 64) and...
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Brandon Elementary special event postponed

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Due to excessive illness at Brandon Elementary, the Martin elementart school's Family Science & Social Studies Night has been postponed. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 21.
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No burn permits in Yankee Springs, Wayland Twps.

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Effective immediately, there are no burn permits being issued in Wayland and Yankee Springs townships untill further notice.
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