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Martin royalty shines on the basketball court in Winter Homecoming

Jazmine Hildebrand and Andrew Keyzer were elected queen and king to reign over Winter Homecoming festivities last Friday night at Martin High School. Both basketball players had a big night…

Editor February 10, 2016

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Nominations sought for Wayland Alumni Hall of Fame

Wayland Union School District is seeking nominations for the 2016 Alumni Hall of Fame. Nominate a candidate for consideration by sending the nominee’s name and qualifications to Tom Cutler, Principal,…

Editor January 16, 2016

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Public Safety Beat: Fire damages barn; boom is ‘freeze quake’

A couple of incidents over the weekend and Monday morning had Wayland and Dorr area people buzzing. A damaged a barn in the 100 block of 131st Avenue in Wayland…

Editor January 11, 2016

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Leighton Fire Dept. veteran of 20 years Dave VanPutten retires

Dave Putten this past week retired from the Leighton Township Fire Department after serving for 20 years. He is moving on to work at Dutton. He was given this cake…

Editor December 21, 2015

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WHS volleyball setter is 2nd team all-conference for KVCC

Samantha Geivett, a 2014 graduate of Wayland High School, has been selected to the second unit of the all-conference volleyball team for the community colleges of Michigan. Geivett, the setter…

Editor November 9, 2015

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Lady Wildcats 10th after 1st round of state golf championship tourney

Wayland was in 10th place Friday after the first round in the Division 3 state championships at the Forest Akers Golf Course on the campus of Michigan State University. The…

Editor October 16, 2015

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Wildcat girls take 4th place in 1st O-K Gold C-C jamboree

The Wayland girls’ varsity cross-country team took fourth place in the first O-K Gold Conference jamboree Wednesday. The Lady Wildcats, fresh from two invitational titles earlier this season, had 94…

Editor September 10, 2015

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Green Acres assisted living facility welcomes public in open house

The Green Acres assisted living facility on East Superior Street was unveiled at a grand opening Tuesday afternoon. The actual address is 298 Kay Lane off East Superior, across the…

Editor September 1, 2015

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Downtown Dorr gazebo removed, but likely to find new site

This vacant lot used to the site of the gazebo on the northeast corner of the intersection of 142nd Avenue and 18th Street in downtown Dorr. The gazebo was removed…

Editor August 19, 2015

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Army Bob: Presidential election could decide socialism or free market?

by Robert M. Traxler Income inequality, economic fairness, economic justice, redistribution of wealth; are all progressive/socialist concepts. The next presidential election will be a referendum on the national economic system.…

Editor July 23, 2015