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Wayland Farmers Market setting up next to Henika Library
The Wayland Farmers Market site has moved for the third time in three years, this time being situated next to the Henika Public Library. The market will be open from…
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North Main property rezoning request approval rescinded
A request to rezone a commercial parcel in the 600 block of North Main Street to light industrial has hit yet another snag. After approving the request with conditions two…
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City of Wayland adopts larger budget for fiscal year 2015-16
The Wayland City Council Monday night adopted a total budget of $6,374,482 for fiscal year 2015-16, beginning July 1. The general fund budget anticipates revenue and expenditures of $2,921,031 with…
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Wayland schools sever school nurse contract with Spectrum
The Wayland Union School District apparently has decided not to renew its contract for a school nurse through Spectrum Health. According to the “job openings” section on the Allegan Area…
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Dorr American Legion, scouts have flag retirement ceremony
The American Legion in Dorr Saturday conducted a Flag Day Flag Retirement ceremony with local Boy Scout Troops 90, 97 and 250. Boy Scouts spokesman Scott Dennis said the American…
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Memorial service will be Friday for Kelly ‘Skip’ Hartman
Kelly "Skip" Hartman, age 59, of Wayland, died June 6. He was born on March 21, 1956, in Grand Rapids, to Ike and Johanna Hartman. Skip graduated from Thornapple-Kellogg High…
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Martin High School alumni banquet brings in 56 ex-students
Fifty-six alumni attended the 2015 Martin School Alumni Banquet Saturday, June 6. Of the 56, three were graduating seniors and 12 were members of the 50-year class of 1965. A…
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Monday Moanin’: Ruminations on Flag Day, iPads, civics, comfort
By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net All I know is what I read online “Well, what shall I talk about? I ain’t got anything funny to say. All I know is what…
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Democracy Tree: Aramark, corporate citizen. Oh, the humanity!
by Amy Kerr Hardin As corporate “people” go, Aramark Inc. is pretty pleased with itself recently. You see they’ve found a way around their public relations train wreck over their…
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The Muck Starts Here: U.S. Naval command has list of scandals
by Barry Hastings Bad news first... 'cause that's all we have here. Besides the disgusting lack of progress in our battle against radical Muslim terror, we're seeing rebirth of the…