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Retirement party is Jan. 29 for retiring Mayor Tim Bala
A retirement party is being planned for former Wayland Mayor Tim Bala from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at the VFW Post, 735 S, Main St. Bala chose…
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Write It Right: School bus driver open house is Jan. 23
EDITOR'S NOTE: The author published the date and time of the "open house" at the Wayland Union Schools Transportation Building incorrectly in his editorial "Is public education concept in the…
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WHS debate team adjusts well to contest changes
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…
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McDuff’s to fill gap left by closure of Simply Celia’s
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…
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Gun Lake/Wayland area teen missing since Sunday
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…
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‘Christmas Week Storm’ wreaks havoc on U.S.-131
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…
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Traffic crashes start early in the anticipated blizzard
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…
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New Leighton Twp. Fire Dept. engine has arrived
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…
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A harbinger of what’s to come later this week?
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.…
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Wayland teacher, coach in GR hospital after stroke
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,…