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Car-pedestrian crash shuts down freeway near Wayland

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Authorities this morning ordered a traffic shutdown north of the Wayland exit of U.S.-131 because of fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash. Officials with the Michigan Department of Transportation have confirmed that at least one person was killed in the northbound lane of the expressway. The incident occurred his morning just before 10...
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Case farm machinery sales business nears completion

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A Case farm machinery sales and service business owned by Steve Ausra of Dowagiac is nearing completion near the northeast corner of 142nd Avenue and Division in Leighton Township. The business has about 600 feet of frontage along 142nd Avenue with two driveways and is served by public water and...
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All WHS debate members place among top 40 in state

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(Back row, from left) Lawrence Williams (assistant coach), Brandon Thornburg, Samantha VerStrate, Kendal Stroud, Jarod Geerligs, Robert Bausick, Anabelle Pogodzinski, Grace VanderMolen (front row) Eric Liddy, Samantha Benham, Andrea Brown (coach), Eleanor Brown (future debater), Madelyn Probst, Andrea Ivers, Jamie Murray, Eli Merren, Rylie Steuer, Jacob Fredricks and Makaila Huffman...
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Former Wayland woman sought in Kent crime spree

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Tauna Parfait Authorities are searching for former Wayland woman Tauna Parfait, 33, most recently believed to be living in Otsego in connection with a recent crime spree in Kent County. Parfait and Bradley Johnson, also 33, are wanted for using a scam on gas station clerks and for ramming a...
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Freda’s Fish Fry & More back in business at Gun Lake

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The new Freda's Fish Fry site at Gun Lake. Remember Freda's Fish Fry, which had the colorful, if eventually illegal trailer on West Superior used as an advertising sign? Freda's is back in business now in the Gun Lake area, just across the street from the Gun Lake Motel on...
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Hopkins school board seeks to fill one vacancy

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Mike Maule, shown with his wife, Terri, has served 10 years on the Hopkins Board of Education. Because the name of only one candidate appeared on the November general election ballot in a contest for two seats, the Hopkins Board of Education is seeking someone to be appointed to fill...
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Michelle DeYoung-Foster VFW Teacher of the Year

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Michelle DeYoung-Foster (center), Wayland Middle School science teacher and robotics coach, was named the 2018 VFW Teacher of the Year award recipient at the annual Pearl Harbor Assembly Friday, Dec. 7, at the Fine Arts Center. She has taught for more than 30 years in Wayland.  Shown with her are...
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Food, clothing collected during Christmas parade

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The 40th annual Wayland Christmas parade was held downtown Saturday morning, with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tanner as grand marshals. The Wayland High School marching band got into the spirit and was featured in the procession. Wayland Boy Scout Troop 97, and Wayland Cub Scout Pack 3097 collected more than...
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Gun Lake Casino shares $2.26 million locally

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The Gun Lake Casino revenues to the Local Revenue Sharing board totaled more than $2.26 million for the period from April 1 to Sept. 30 this year. The State of Michigan received $5,221,249, and GLIMI, an economic development entity, received $1,566,375. “This revenue sharing distribution validates development decisions made by...
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Former Wayland chalk artist featured in Tempe festival

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Chalk artist Tess Tobolic Marhofer, formerly of Wayland, was a featured artist last weekend at this year's Tempe Festival of the Arts Chalk-A-Lot-Street fair in Tempe, Arizona. She created an original piece to follow the fall 2018 festival theme "I inspire..." She is shown here with her husband.
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