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Wildcat girls’ jayvee hoops squad turns back Ottawa Hills 46-33

The Wayland junior varsity girls' basketball team defeated Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 46-33 Thursday to run its season record to to 10-4. The Wildcats had to bring up two players…

Editor February 6, 2015

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Outdoor events center proposed just north of Wayland on 10th St.

Brixton Way Events will bring plans to build a multi-purpose outdoor events center to the Leighton Township Planning Commission at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Leighton Township Hall.…

Editor February 6, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Taxing the rich not as good an idea as you might think

Tax the corporations is the mating call of the green-tinted soft-beaked socialist. How many times have we all heard this mantra from President Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…

Editor February 5, 2015

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Watson Township Board reluctantly accepts sexton’s resignation

Watson Township is looking for a new sexton. The Township Board Thursday evening reluctantly accepted the resignation of John Andrysiak, who indicated recent health problems have been keeping him from…

Editor February 5, 2015

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WHS grad, former track star, wins praise in Arizona as math teacher

Derek Langley, a 2002 graduate of Wayland High School, was featured in a Tucson News Now story about his work as a math teacher at Empire High School near Tucson,…

Editor February 5, 2015

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Watson Township officials learn about local road projects for 2015

Allegan County Road Commission Engineer-Manager Larry Brown gave the Watson Township Board a sneak peek Thursday evening of the road projects in store for the coming year. Brown said there…

Editor February 5, 2015

Community Notices

Current Allegan County Stray Dogs: Feb. 5

Quackers" is a goofy boy who came in as a stray today. He was found on 126th in Shelbyville. His owners have until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, to claim…

Editor February 5, 2015

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Nine WHS music students earn right to play at MSBOA festival

Nine Wayland Union High School band and orchestra students have advance to the MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble Festival in March. Band and orchestra students performed at the Michigan School…

Editor February 5, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: We Americans worship at the altar of violence

“Today I cut some frogs legs off and I left them by the pond.” — The Fugs, Johnny Pissoff Meets the Red Angel I accidentally ran over and killed a…

Editor February 5, 2015

Coming Events

Notorious local thespian Charlotte Weick is back for more

Notorious local thespian Charlotte Weick is at it again. An incurable devotee of the theater, she has been cast as the town gossip in the Allegan Community Players' latest offering,…

Editor February 5, 2015