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Meet the four finalists for police chief in Wayland

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The four finalists for the City of Wayland police chief's job gathered for an informal "meet and greet" session with the public at the Jayda Gale Distillery downtown Monday evening. The four are (from left) Brian Berg, Eric Speese, John Neph and Mark Garnsey. The selected man will succeed Steven...
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Austin Marsman now reporting for WGVU broadcast

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Austin Marsman Sometimes Townbroadcast reporter Austin Marsman of Martin is furthering his journalism career with Grand Valley State University’s “West Side Stories.” Those interested in his work may check out his new Twitter Page www.twitter.com/marsmanreports to follow the journey. The show airs on WGVU and previous episodes can be found on YouTube...
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Work progressing on middle school building addition

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Work is progressing apace this winter on the new addition to Wayland Middle School. The expansion will create a wing for all sixth-graders in the local school district. Sixth-graders who were scheduled to attend either Dorr or Pine Street elementaries this fall will be brought to the middle school to...
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State Police investigating indecent exposure reports

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Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wayland Post are investigating multiple incidents of aggravated indecent exposure. The known incidents occurred in Allegan County and southern Kent County. In each incident the suspect was driving a blue 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer and exposed himself to the victims while he remained in the...
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Penasee Globe to cease publication after Jan. 27

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The Penasee Globe, which has roots as a weekly newspaper going back to 1884, will be no more as of the end of the month. The MLive Media Group today announced it is ending publication of the Advance Weeklies, seven weekly publications that provide news coverage of suburban communities in...
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Four Wayland police chief candidates to visit Monday

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Wayland City Manager Joshua Eggleston has confirmed that four candidates for police chief will appear at a special reception next Monday evening. The event will occur from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Jayda Gale Distillery on South Main Street. The finalists are as follows: John Neph of...
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Traffic between Dorr and 100th St. slowed by crash

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Area motorists this morning have been reporting traffic backups on the U.S.-131 expressway as a result of an accident. Some were puzzled because there did't appear to be any hazardous road conditions, but traffic had to be rerouted between the Dorr and 100th Street exits and from 144th north on...
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Photojournalist Josh Cline joins Townbroadcast staff

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Townbroadcast.com has added a new photojournalist to the staff, Josh Cline of Wayland. Cline, 31, is a freelance photographer who started shooting photos several years ago with a basic Canon film camera, stopped taking pictures for a while and in 2017 decided to get back into it. "With gained knowledge...
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Deceased pedestrian on U.S.-131 identity reported

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Allegan County Sheriff's authorities have confirmed that the pedestrian found dead Friday morning on the side of the road on U.S.-131 was a motorist involved in a car-deer accident hours before he was struck and killed. Sgt. Chris Kuhn today reported, "Information was found on the deceased individual that confirmed...
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Former Wayland woman, partner nabbed in Florida

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Tauna Parfait A former Wayland woman and her partner have been arrested in Florida in connection with their alleged crime spree earlier this month at gas stations in Kent County. Tauna Parfait and Bradley Johnson, both 33, were arrested Saturday afternoon in Palm Beach County after being wanted for stealing...
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