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Wayland Robotics team #6090 qualifies for Worlds

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Team #6090, Wayland Wildcat Robotics has qualified for FIRST Worlds Championship and will be heading to Detroit April 25-28. A team spokesperson said, "Our robot held up awesome to the relentless competition during States this weekend and is ready to be challenged to take on Worlds! Proud of our dedicated team...
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Weekend woes with wild, wet, windy wintery weather

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It was indeed a wet and wild weekend, as lot of rain, gusty winds, snow. ice and sleet visited West Michigan in the middle of April. An unusual sight was the city snow removal vehicle moving up and down Main Street Sunday afternoon and somebody on Facebook said all of...
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Utility pole reset at West Superior and Clark corner

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West Superior Street at its intersection with Clark Street was closed for a spell Saturday morning as Consumers Energy workers were at the scene to secure the power pole until another Consumers crew arrived. There were temporary road closures near the intersection as the power pole was changed out. Yankee...
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WHS Scholastic Honors Night Tuesday to honor alums

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Kaleigh Shuster will be guest speaker at the scholastic honors program Tuesday. Wayland High School students will be recognized for their academic achievements at the annual Scholastic Honors Night/Alumni Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center. Wayland High School...
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Dorr Twp. Board approves bid for paving 144th Avenue

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The Dorr Township Board Monday night awarded the bid for paving 1.39 miles of 144th Avenue to Superior Asphalt at a cost of $237,255. The vote in the special meeting was unanimous, 7-0. The project is part of the plans to upgrade local roads as outlined by a citizens' Road...
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Bay Pointe development plan to be reviewed Tuesday

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by Austin Marsman After granting initial approval for a planned unit development in late February, the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Tuesday to discuss further the proposed Bay Pointe Woods development. The commission had voted 5-1 to approve the Bay Pointe PUD request for the planned unit...
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Weather, state police thwart bubble wrap campaign

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Two powerful forces, cold and windy weather and the Michigan State Police, halted the humorous effort Saturday morning to bubble wrap the 100th Street overpass on the U.S.-131 expressway just north of the Dorr exit. This picture actually is a photoshopped vision expressed by Mike Niemchick of Wayland, who spearheaded...
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Icy road conditions shut down U.S-131 south of Dorr

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Allegan County Central Dispatch has reported Friday night that southbound U.S.-131 was shut down at the Dorr exit (No.68)/142nd Avenue because of multiple vehicle slide offs, after 10:30 p.m. So far, no injuries have been reported in Allegan County. Residents and authorities have warned about hazardous traffic conditions Friday night...
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Wayland schools’ bus fleet wins perfect safety rating

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Wayland Union Schools’ bus fleet, which numbers 26 buses, received a perfect safety inspection rating by the Michigan State Police this week. A district spokesperson said, "This is due to the hard work and mechanical ability of Steve Kennedy, WUS head mechanic. The buses travel a total of 350,000 miles each...
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Oh dear! 100th Street bridge hit for 6th time in a year

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by Austin Marsman The 100th Street bridge over US-131 just north of Dorr Friday morning was struck by a northbound semi-truck for the sixth time this year. Reports say the overpass was hit around 4:15 a.m. The bridge was most recently grazed by a semi-truck Thursday, March 22. It comes just...
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