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WHS parking lot has undergone some changes

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The student parking lot at Wayland High School now has 212 marked spaces (larger 10' x 20'), plus four handicap spaces centered on the back row next to the tennis courts. Seven handicap/van accessible spaces for the stadium are located in the north side small parking lot adjacent to the...
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Gun recovered from river linked to theft in Monterey Twp.

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The Michigan State Police crime lab has determined a gun fished out of the Kalamazoo River last month was stolen in a Monterey Township break-in 17 years ago. Blake Blanchard, 21, of Otsego, reportedly "caught" a .357 Ruger Blackhawk July 28 in the river in Otsego Township and took the...
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Wayland adds 2 new school buses to its fleet

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Wayland Union Schools has added two new 77 passenger buses to the district's fleet this year, using funds from the Gun Lake Casino agreement. The buses are equipped with undercarriage storage compartments to hold large instruments and athletic equipment during field trips and sports trips. Officials also maintain the new...
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WHS grad accepted into dental residency at Columbia

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Jack Kemper, son of Janis and James Kemper of Shelbyville, has been accepted into the endodontics residency program at Columbia University. He is Wayland High School graduate and his mother is co-owner of Northern Physical Therapy on West Superior Street in Wayland with Gina Otterbein,
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Sheriff’s deputies to carry Naloxone to fight opioids

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Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies will now be carrying the life-saving drug Naloxone, an opioid overdose reversing drug used to save the lives of persons experiencing respiratory failure due to opioid overdose. The Naloxone product chosen by Allegan County is the brand name Evzio from Kaleo Pharmaceuticals. Enough units to equip...
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State police issue school reminders about bus safety

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With the start of the school year quickly approaching, the Michigan State Police at the Wayland post wants to remind parents to talk to their children about bus safety and remind motorists to share the road. Parents should talk to their children about the School Bus Danger Zones that extend...
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Retro Room co-owner to challenge Bala for mayor

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Brian Sweebe Brian Sweebe, co-owner of the Retro Room and a member of the Main Street Downtown Development Authority, will challenge Wayland Mayor Tim Bala in the Nov. 6 election. Sweebe opened the Retro Room at the corner of North Main and West Superior Street downtown two years ago. He...
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Work begins on expanding Wayland Middle School

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Construction has begun on the new wing at Wayland Middle School, the featured piece of the bond issue passed by voters in November 2017. Triangle Construction have begun to move dirt for the project, which is projected to be completed before the start of the 2019-2020 academic year. Expansion of...
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Wayland man, 51, pleads guilty to child sex images

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Allegan County Circuit Court Judge Marge Bakker will sentence a 51-year-old Wayland man who pleaded guilty to charges in connection with possession and sharing child pornography images. Frank Dean Simmons has pleaded to one count of child sexually abusive activity last March in Wayland when he he sent sexually explicit...
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DEQ says PFAS levels ‘non-detect’ in Wayland water

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The City of Wayland has been given a clean bill of health for its water supply in the wake of the recent spate of reports in West Michigan about PFAS contamination. Nathan Yutzy, district engineer for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality  Drinking Water & Municipal Assistance Division, sent an...
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