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So what makes a good superintendent? Ability to adapt
ACTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. While watching and listening to the proceedings during the first day of the Wayland…
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One Small Voice: Hatred of Trump nothing personal
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the author's response to a suggestion in the comments section that she must get over her hatred of President Donald Trump: by Lynn Mandaville With…
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Most Gun Lake Winterfest events will be on Feb. 15
Most of the activities for the annual Gun Lake Winterfest celebration will take place through hout the day Saturday, Feb. 15, but a couple of events are planned for Wednesday,…
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We must be proactive on climate change, like Y2K
To the editor: Thanks for providing a forum for news and discussion. A week or so ago you had a column on climate change. I read it several times to…
Posted inSports
Wildcat boys and girls both suffer defeats at Lowell
It's a difficult realization to swallow, but the Wayland girls' varsity basketball team very definitely struggles without star 6-2 junior pivot Stephanie Ainsworth. The Lady Wildcats were on the short…
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Martin girls outlast Coloma; boys falter down stretch
Sophomore Gracie Shettler and junior Natalie Yowler came off the bench and sparked the Martin girls’ varsity basketball team to a hard-fought 45-36 victory Friday night over a surprisingly competitive…
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Basura: The Beach Doctor conquers sea urchin bites
“Help! I need somebody! Help, not just anybody. Won’t you please, please, help me?” — The Beatles, 1965 My uncle, a Korean War vet, asked me the other day if…
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WAEMS Board working on 5-year restructuring plan
The Wayland Area Emergency Services ambulance operations are the busiest ever and personnel are scrambling to keep up with costs and demands. Penny Post, who represents Dorr Township on the…
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Man in Ethan Mutschler’s traffic death gets 1 year
Colter Rounds, the motorist who caused a traffic crash that killed 17-year-old Wayland High School student Ethan Mutschler has been sentenced to a year in jail. Rounds also was ordered…
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Wayland’s supt. search begins with seeking input
The search for a successor to retiring Wayland Union Schools Supt. Norman Taylor began in earnest Thursday afternoon and evening with a couple of “public input sessions.” Dr. Rodney Green…