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Dorr principal pledges to give up TV for month of March
Dorr Elementary Principal Kevin Zaschak is giving up TV to read for March Is Reading Month. Zaschak has decided to turn off the TV and read for an entire month.…
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WHS Odyssey of the Mind team qualifies for state March 21
One of Wayland High School's Odyssey of the Mind has qualified for the state tournament at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg High School Saturday, March 21. The teams were coached by math…
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Father of 1 of victims arrested in Dorr Twp. triple homicide
Authorities now are saying they believe the three victims of a mobile home fire in Dorr Township Tuesday were shot and killed befre the blaze was started. Corey Lee LaValley,…
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Wayland Christian Reformed Church expansion plans OK’d
The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved, with several conditions, a proposed site plan from Wayland Christian Reformed Church for expansion of its current building near the corner of…
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Memorial communion service Thursday for Jim Sevigny, 50
James Scott Sevigny, age 50, of Wayland, died Monday, March 9. Jim was a diesel technician at South Kent Truck Sales. He was a former semi-pro football player who loved…
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Lady Clippers end hoops season at 14-9 in regional semifinals
The Martin girls’ basketball season ended at the same level as a year ago, in the regional semifinals. The Lady Clippers lost 48-38 to Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian at Mendon, finishing…
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Lady Wildcats earn berth in regional basketball finals Thursday
It was like another day at the office for the Wayland girls’ basketball team in the regional semifinals Tuesday evening at Charlotte against Belding. The Lady Wildcats dispatched an opponent…
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Public Safety Beat: Three killed in Dorr Twp. mobile home fire
A fire determined to be “suspicious” by authorities claimed the lives of two school-aged children and an adult in a mobile home Tuesday in Dorr Township. The fire was reported…
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Wayland school board hears pleas on behalf of support staff
Several people in the audience at Monday night's Wayland Board of Education meeting questioned the school district's policy of attempting to avoid paying health care benefits for some of the…
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Leukemia victim Dawson Babiak, 4, gets some good news
The up and down struggles of the Babiak family were on the upswing this week when it was learned that 4-year-old Dawson Babiak currently is leukemia free. A posting today…