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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past Part 213

25 Years Ago — May 1, 1991 Bickering over right of way issues has canceled the improvement project for 133rd Avenue on the north side of Wayland Township, according to…

Editor April 27, 2016

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Wayland students earn 84 Microsoft Office certifications

Wayland High School Business Department awarded 84 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications, an industry-recognized, standards-based credential for validating Microsoft Office skills. The certification is recognized globally by colleges and business…

Editor April 26, 2016

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Hopkins FFA members clean up Poplar Hill Cemetery

Members of the Hopkins chapter of the FFA last weekend did a cleanup of the Polar Hill Cemetery in Monterey Township. The FFA performed the work as part of a…

Editor April 25, 2016

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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 212

25 Years Ago — April 24, 1991 Customers who are delinquent in payments to the Gun Lake Area Sewer Authority will face penalties in terms of fees, which total about…

Editor April 20, 2016

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WHS senior performs in honors choir at WMU festival

Mitchell Lapham, senior at Wayland Union High School, performed at the Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival Honors Choir. He was one of three Bass 2 singers out of 60 students who qualified…

Editor April 20, 2016

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WHS robotics team demonstrates unit to younger students

One of the requirements for FIRST Robotics Teams is to inspire younger students in robotics and STEM activities, so this week the WHS Robotics Team #6090 visited Steeby fourth-graders, the…

Editor April 14, 2016

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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 211

25 Years Ago — April 17, 1991 Four area fire departments battled a barn fire in Salem Township that killed two dry cows. Yankee Springs Township has agreed to pay…

Editor April 13, 2016

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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 210

25 Years Ago — April 10, 1991 VanSolkema Farms has been ordered to pay $16,000 in civil penalties and for damages in the 1989 “chemical drift” killing of about 2,000…

Editor April 6, 2016

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Mother Nature’s day after April Fool’s Day is cruel joke

It was the day after April Fool's Day, and Mother Nature had a cruel joke in store for West Michigan. Despite area weather forecasters predicting just one to two inches…

Editor April 2, 2016

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Power outage causes some Dorr residents to do creative coping

The thunderstorm that rolled through this area Thursday afternoon and evening caused a power outage in the Dorr area, with residents reporting that even businesses such as Dick's Market had…

Editor March 31, 2016