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Martin Junior High spelling bee representatives announced
Chance Courtney and Jasmin Patterson will be representing Martin Junior High School in the area spelling bee at Wayland Tuesday, Feb. 23
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Wayland Union schools receive $37,290 literacy grant
Wayland Union Schools has been awarded $37,290 for the Targeted Literacy Instruction and Intervention Grant. The grant will provide summer school instruction for students at risk of not reading at…
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Wayland Union Schools’ Early Childhood Nights Feb. 16, 17
Families who would like to learn more about Wayland Union Schools' preschool and kindergarten programs may attend the Early Childhood Nights Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Dorr Elementary and Wednesday, Feb.…
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Three WHS students perform as State Honors Choir members
Three of Wayland High School's finest choir students performed Saturday, Jan. 23, as members of the State Honors Choir at the Michigan Music Educator's Conference. They were (from left) Mitchell…
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Voice of Hope Stringband to play at next local folk gathering
The Voice of Hope Stringband will be the musical guests at the next folk music program at 6 p.m. Saturday in downtown Wayland. "Bound together by a passion to perform…
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Pine Street Elementary annual spelling bee winners announced
The annual Pine Street School Spelling Bee was held Wednesday, Jan. 20, with 18 fifth- and sixth-graders competing for the title of "Best Speller." A combination of oral spelling and…
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Wayland area roads are slick with ice and difficult to melt
The Wayland Fire Department issued a statement around noon Monday that “U.S.-131 northbound from the Wayland exit to at least the Kent Allegan County line is a sheet of ice…
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Wayland Invitational dance competition planned for Saturday
The Wayland Invitational dance competition will get under way at the Wayland High School gym at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. Fourteen different teams have indicated they will participate, including…
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Giuseppe’s asking public for financial help to reopen pizzeria
The owners of Giuseppe’s Pizza restaurant have established a “Gofundme” page in an effort to help reboot their business. Giuseppe’s Thursday morning was the scene of a fire that caused…
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Dorr Twp. man to be in prison at least 55 years in triple homicide
Corey LaValley, 33, the man accused in the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and two children almost a year ago pleaded no contest Thursday in Allegan County Circuit Court. LaValley…