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Mark Wakeman: The Lake indeed was a magical place
EDITOR"S NOTE: Mark Wakeman, a 1965 Wayland High School graduate, shares a memory from long ago about Joe's Grocery, Gun Lake and Cobb Lake in his youth: That was part…
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One Small Voice: In defense of Paint by Numbers (PBN)
by Lynn Mandaville Uncluttering one’s life is not unlike an archaeological dig. You go into it with a sense of what you are going to find (especially if you have…
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Lady ‘Cats take 2-1 record into Muskegon tourney
The Wayland High School varsity softball team will take a 2-1 season record to Muskegon Saturday for the Grand Slam tournament. The Lady Wildcats earned a doubleheader split Tuesday by…
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Rep. Hoadley’s visit venue changed to Celia’s eatery
The venue for the planned visit of State Rep. Jon Hoadley, has been changed from the new Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center to Celia's Bakery and Restaurant in downtown Wayland…
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Leighton citizens’ road committee to meet April 22
A special citizens' volunteer road committee is being organized in Leighton Township, and activist Steve Shoemaker is inviting interested local residents to come to a meeting at 7 p.m. Monday,…
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Leighton Twp. agrees to higher bid for dust control
The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening pushed the boundaries on policy for accepting bids. The board voted 5-0 to accept the dust control bid again from Southwest Dust Control for…
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Army Bob: The Wall would help slow drug cartel woes
by Robert M. Traxler Remittances, or contributions sent by Mexicans living abroad (mostly in the United States) to their families at home in Mexico comprised $28.5 billion in 2017 and was…
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Development north of Dahlia has road completed
Work is progressing at the new 21-unit residential complex on the north side of Dahlia Street east of Mill Street that was approved a year ago. The street, labeled "Urban…
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We get an April Fool’s weather joke 10 days after
There was a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth Wednesday night and Thursday morning in West Michigan, as a winter snowstorm intruded itself into the recent nice spring weather.…
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Martin Township still has zoning enforcement issues
The Martin Township Board continues to grapple with problems associated with local zoning rules. The board learned Wednesday evening from Planning Commission Chairman Ron Zeinstra that the Van Elderen pet…