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Memorial service will be Aug. 7 for Evalene Tein
Memorial services to honor Evalene Tein of Wayland will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services, 312 N. Main St. Wayland. She died April 19. There…
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Steven Johnson will be a vulnerable incumbent in 2018
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Wise observers of our corrupt and rigged election system in West Michigan have posited…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Fire destroys utility barn in Leighton Twp. near Caledonia
Fire destroyed a utility barn Friday morning after the structure caught fire in Leighton Township near Caledonia. No one was reported injured but the barn and its contents were a total loss,…
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City Council contest will be 4 for 3 seats in November
A challenger has decided to join the race for three Wayland City Council seats in the November general election. Sheryl Hamilton, who has been employed for the last six years…
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Service Saturday for Hopkins native John ‘Whitey’ Syers
Hopkins native John Howard "Whitey" Syers of Otsego died Tuesday, July 25 at his home. He was 83. He was born April 24, 1934, in Hopkins, the son of John…
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Army Bob: Media hates Trump because he didn’t pay to play
by Robert M. Traxler Our friends in the Democrat Party are parroting the line that the swamp President Donald Trump needs to drain is found at the corner of Wall…
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WAEMS responding to record number of calls this year
The Dorr Township Board Thursday night learned that Wayland Area Emergency Services has been extremely busy this year, and that could translate into increased costs for next year. Penny Post,…
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Reconstruction of Dorr road to cost less than $500,000
The reconstruction of 1.29 miles on 144th Avenue will be the first order of business for the Dorr Township Roads Committee and work is expected to commence in August and…
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Downtown Wayland streets get patchwork paving done
There have been a lot of "road closed" signs displayed around the downtown Wayland area this week as crews have completed paving for patches of North Main and West Superior…
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Local high school football seasons open Aug. 24 and 25
Both Wayland and Hopkins will open their 2017 varsity football seasons on Thursday evening, Aug. 24, but Martin will open Friday, Aug. 25. Wayland will play play at Grand Rapids…