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Wayland school board to vote on casino funding April 20
The Wayland Board of Education will have a final vote April 20 on how to spend the anticipated $1.5 million in funds from the Gun Lake Casino over the next…
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Public safety beat: Van crashes into home in Leighton Twp.
Authorities have reported a van crashed through two mailboxes and then into a house Monday afternoon in Leighton Township north of Wayland. The van, driven by an elderly woman who…
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WHS choir students ‘good’ and ‘excellent’ at state event
Four Wayland Union High School students received two "good" and two "excellent" ratings at State Solo and Ensemble Festival Friday evening. The four were (from left) Mitchell Lapham, Jessica Harris,…
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WHS senior’s Eagle Scout project a shelter for soccer players
Wayland High School senior Trenton Thelen has completed his Eagle Scout project by constructing two shelters at the soccer field, one each for home and visitor players. He has worked…
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Easy Idle String Band to visit Vibrant Grains Saturday evening
The Easy Idle String Band, a group of musicians from Lowell, will be guest performers at the next folk music gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Vibrant Grains Restaurant,…
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Monday Moan: Here’s hoping Wayland board makes it 3-for-3
By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net In recent weeks we’ve seen the Wayland board go 2-for-2 in wise decisions and hopefully they are poised to make it 3-for-3 running the table so…
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‘Best small business in America’ to run seminar in Wayland
Zingerman's of Ann Arbor, billed as the "best small business in America," will handle a four-hour seminar for business owners and volunteers from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 16,…
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The Muck Starts Here: On the road to perdition with ISIL
By Barry Hastings Every time I wake to the morning news I'm closer to screaming, "This President and his military advisers are leading us down the road to defeat and…
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Public safety beat: Fire battled at Mobile Pallet Services
The Wayland Fire Department and several other departments were battling a fire at Mobile Pallet Services Inc. Sunday afternoon. Local officials reported that a fire was burning a large pile…
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For what it’s worth: Wildcats, Vikings showed us quality hoops
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. It’s the silver lining in the dark cloud. It’s the consolation for the inconsolable.…