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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 167
25 Years Ago — May 30, 1990 Progress on a proposed modular home construction plant in Wayland has been at a standstill in the past several months, leading city…
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Two-vehicle traffic crash occurs at 135th Ave. and 7th Street
Local citizen Jane Balder Davidson took this photo Tuesday of a two-vehicle traffic crash on 135th Avenue and 7th Street in Leighton Township. Rescue personnel are shown here at the…
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Dorr Twp. meetings go to Tuesdays; office hours unchanged
The Dorr Township Board Tuesday night decided to hold meetings on the last Tuesday of the month, agreed to a number of appointments to boards and commissions, but balked at…
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Lady Wildcats win 6-0 over Harper Creek in district opener
The Wayland girls' soccer team kicked off post-season play Tuesday with a big win at home in the first round of the Class B district tournament, beating visiting Battle Creek…
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Clippers’ baseball season ends in 7-1 pre-district defeat
A Lawrence team sporting a 21-5 season record ended the Martin baseball season Tuesday night, 7-1, in the Class D pre-district tournament at Decatur. The Clippers, who finished the season…
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Dorr Township Board tables proposal for electric sign at hall
A proposal to set aside $26,000 in the budget to buy an electronic sign at the township hall was tabled indefinitely on a 6-0 vote of the Dorr Township Board…
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Dorr treasurer gets deputy, but not cash receipt software
Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin will be getting some help with work in his office with a deputy, but won’t have the added help of a BS & A software…
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Hoops coach Mike Hudson finally gets to coach his daughter
Wayland boys' varsity basketball coach Mike Hudson next month will do something he was unable to do until June 17 — coach his daughter in a game. Hudson is listed…
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Ranger Rick: The liberal broadcast media still can’t get it right!
The startling revelation that George Stephanopoulos gave a first reported $50,000 to the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation (BHCC) was a stunning announcement (yawn), wasn’t it? The media, and…
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Monday Moan: Sometimes I wonder who to ‘see about that’
By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net For most of my 24 years teaching journalism and “news-English” writing courses at Wayland High School, I showed the 1981 movie “Absence of Malice” starring Paul…