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Did Wednesday rains reveal infrastructure problems?

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The torrential rains that visited the Wayland area Wednesday left in their wake flooding on some streets within the city. Shown here are a couple of scenes in Wayland Meadows, but there were other areas that revealed drainage troubles. Some local residents say the problem was the result of runoff...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) George Jackson and son. 25 Years Ago — April 4, 1997 Residents of the Winsor Woods Estates mobile home park have expressed their displeasure with a proposal to meter water usage in the residential park on...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Red school buses and their drivers line up besides Wayland School back in the day. 25 Years Ago — April 7, 1997 A number of Watson Township residents are telling the Township Board they aren’t happy...
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WHS Ukrainian foreign exchange student still safe

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Olya Schenky with her American mother, Connie VanHouten. Wayland High School graduate and foreign exchange student Olya Schenky remains safe in Germany after fleeing her native Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion six weeks ago. She posted on Facebook today, "I received many messages asking to where I...
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WHS orchestra director caught playing in GR gig

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Wayland High School orchestra director at Kyle Pitcher, also a Wayland High School graduate, was caught on camera performing on bass Thursday for the Vintage Parlor Orchestra presentation at Creston Brewery in Grand Rapids. Pitcher, in his first year here as a music instructor and conductor, also has played with a...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 31, 1997 The front page of the Globe was graced by a spectacular photo of a farmhouse and barn fire on 13th Street in Hopkins Township that left a family of...
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New food service manager named Employee of Month

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Sherry Savinsky Adams, who only recently was named manager of te food service program at Wayland Middle School, also is Employee of the Month for the department. Adams, a 1979 graduate of Wayland High School, was manager at the local McDonald's and retired from restaurant management in 2015. She then...
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Curly Cone continues to expand Gun Lake business

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Julie Hawthorne Fox, owner of perhaps the most ambitious and growing restaurant in this area, is planning to expand even more the Curly Cone business in the Gun Lake area. Curly Cone now intends to establish a market nearby. From humble beginnings as Kirk’s Kurly Kones, a Dairy Queen style...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Bernie Damveld and sons at Dorr Standard in the early 1970s. 25 Years Ago — March 24, 1997 The owners of a Martin-area tire business, Gordon Lyons, Donna Lyons and SWR have been found liable for...
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WHS Robotics team makes it to semis in Muskegon

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The Wayland Union High School Robotics Team #6090 made it to the semi-final round this past weekend at the FIRST Robotics Competition at the Muskegon district tournament.
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