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WHS debate team adjusts well to contest changes

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The Wayland High School debate team this past fall has had to adjust to a combined in-person and virtual competitive season. The debaters take part in legislative debate; a variation of student congress in which they compete with more than 50 students from various schools. Students gain knowledge through research...
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McDuff’s to fill gap left by closure of Simply Celia’s

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Simply Celia’s bakery and restaurant in downtown Wayland has closed its doors, but employees now will work for McDuff’s Bar & Grille, which is expanding its offering to breakfasts in an attempt to fill the gap. Celia's has closed after 11 years in business and the location will be taken...
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Gun Lake/Wayland area teen missing since Sunday

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Malik Miller, a Gun Lake area teen-ager, has been reported missing since Sunday afternoon. According to reports on Facebook, he was last seen “swan diving out of the living room window… is both off his medication and considered a juvenile runaway. He has been reported to be telling anyone he...
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‘Christmas Week Storm’ wreaks havoc on U.S.-131

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Wayland businessman Anthony Winters took a picture Friday afternoon of downtown Wayland on South Main Street to call attention to the horrible visibility problems for motorists who dared to venture outside their homes. Though WOOD-TV meteorologist Bill Steffen claimed the Blizzard of 2022 was no match for the intensity of...
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Traffic crashes start early in the anticipated blizzard

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A traffic crash on U.S.-131 just north of the Wayland exit (No. 64) forced closure of the northbound freeway Thursday evening, just at the start of the anticipated blizzard. All traffic was directed off the expressway at the exit No. 64. There was a semi-truck in ditch and a trailer...
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New Leighton Twp. Fire Dept. engine has arrived

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Today was the day when the new Leighton Township Fire Department engine 1313 came home to station #2. A department spokesman said, "Thank you to our community for all the support in making this happen. While we still need to have pump training in a few weeks from Spencer Manufacturing,...
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A harbinger of what’s to come later this week?

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The predicted big winter storm had not yet arrived, but already there was a highway incident, this one at the Gun Lake Casino exit (No. 61) off the U.S.-131 expressway. All weather forecasters and meteorologists have been telling everyone that a massive winter storm, including freezing temperatures, high winds and...
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Wayland teacher, coach in GR hospital after stroke

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Jody Tyner Wayland Middle School teacher and assistant varsity wrestling coach Jody Tyner suffered a stroke Saturday and is currently at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. A family spokesperson said, "At this time, he is still unconscious due to the stroke, he is not sedated. He is 100% dependent upon...
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Auction House Cafe open despite family health crisis

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The Miller family is asking for a little patience from patrons and customers of the Auction House Cafe this week. The patriarch of the family, 1966 Wayland High School graduate Tom Miller, was stricken while vacationing in Florida earlier this month and he is now undergoing kidney dialysis. Some family...
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Martin hoops games vs. Black River postponed

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The boys' and girls' basketball games at Holland Black River for Friday night have been canceled because of inclement weather and poor driving conditions. The games will be made up Saturday, with the girls playing a 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:30.
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