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Snowbirding: If you’ve got the time and you’ve got the money, do it!

In the dead of winter, the images of warm places, usually advertising for a Florida destination, is shown on TV is shown regularly. Airlines urge travelers to use their “direct…

Editor February 24, 2015

Features

WHS National Honor Society help put on a prom at Sandy Creek

Members of the Wayland High School National Honor Society and Laurels of Sandy Creek put together a dance (senior citizen prom) for the residents Saturday, Feb. 21. The theme was…

Editor February 24, 2015

Articles

Wayland School Board ranks services, programs funded by casino

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night in a workshop rated the importance of each of the 20 programs or services funded by revenue sharing from the Gun Lake Casino.…

Editor February 24, 2015

Articles

Area firefighters battling blaze at Gun Lake residence

Firefighters from the Orangeville, Martin, Pine Lake, Thornapple, Hastings and Wayland fire departments and Wayland Area Emergency Services were battling a structure fire in the Gun Lake area Tuesday morning.…

Editor February 24, 2015

Obituaries

Longtime Martin Elementary teacher Aileen Northrup passes at 81

Aileen Northrup of Martin died Friday, Feb. 20, at her home. She was 81. Aileen was born April 7, 1933, in Fennville, to Clare Schultz and H. Marie (Parrish) Schultz.…

Editor February 24, 2015

Obituaries

Services will be Saturday for James E. Turner, 93, of Wayland

James E. Turner of Wayland died Friday, Feb. 20. He was 93. Mr. Turner was born on Nov. 9, 1921. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at…

Editor February 24, 2015

Articles

Wayland Union High School has sociology culture fair

Wayland High School students from Andrea Brown’s sociology classes at held a culture fair recently for their capstone project. Students researched and applied two trimesters of sociological knowledge to a…

Editor February 24, 2015

Sports

Wayland girls and boys still listed in AP state-wide hoops poll

The Wayland girls’ basketball team fell from tied for first to fourth in this week’s Associated Press state-wide poll. The boys, meanwhile, are currently rated No. 7. The Lady Wildcats…

Editor February 24, 2015

Articles

Dorr Township votes 5-2 to hire part-time maintenance worker

The Dorr Township Board had the old familiar 5-2 vote on hiring a new part-time maintenance worker. Michael Edema was approved as the assistant to Jarrod Simon in taking care…

Editor February 23, 2015

Community Notices

Dorr Township sets public hearing on 2015-16 fiscal year budget

The Dorr Township Board will have another budget workshop at 6 p.m. Monday, March 2, in an attempt to finish work on the 2015-2016 fiscal year budget. A public hearing…

Editor February 23, 2015