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One Small Voice: On shooting someone on 5th Avenue
by Lynn Mandaville I think he does it to show the Republican Party that they belong to him. Really. He knows they kow-tow to him. Fear contradicting him. Support any…
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City OKs capital improvement plan, fireworks ordinance
The Wayland City Council Monday night adopted a local fireworks ordinance and a capital improvements project plan through 2024. Council members were seizing on the idea it is better to…
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Funeral, 2 visitations planned for Ethan Mutschler, 17
The funeral for Wayland High School senior athlete Ethan Mutschler is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Fine Arts Center, 870 East Superior St. Mutschler, 17, was killed in…
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Former Homer, FHN football coach new Wayland AD
Wayland Union Schools has hired Matthew Moffett as new athletic director/assistant principal at Wayland Union High School. Moffett has been athletic director and head football coach at Homer High School…
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Special celebration of Ethan Mutschler’s life is Friday night
The This Is Wayland web site is reporting that plans are in motion for a special celebration of the life of 17-year-old Ethan Mutschler, who would have been a senior…
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Does Gun Lake Casino battle prejudice, discrimination?
ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “The purpose of gummint is to create a healthy bidness climate.” — The…
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The accent is on local history at Martin’s Founders Day
A presentation on the history of Martin by Scott Kuykendall was featured Saturday afternoon at the Martin Founders Day celebration at the JC Wheeler Library. The observance was of the 180th…
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WHS senior grid lineman Ethan Mutschler dies in car crash
The Wayland High School community is reeling from the news this morning that senior athlete Ethan Mutschler was killed in a traffic accident. Mutschler was perhaps best known as a…
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Julia Sturvist chosen Wayland Main Street/DDA Director
Julia Sturvist has been selected as the new Main Street/DDA Director, succeeding Ingrid Miller, who left last month to take a job in Grand Rapids. Sturvist received her bachelor’s degree…
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Yes It’s True: Jim Bouton and ‘Ball Four’ told us the truth
“Here lies David T. Young. Dave tried to tell us the truth. We didn’t want to hear it.” — My request for my tombstone epitath The playwright George Bernard Shaw…