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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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A program from a WHS football game vs. Marne Kenowa Hills in October 1962. (Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 26, 1997 Leighton, Dorr and Salem townships have agreed to an arrangement for police protection by deputies...
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Ex-Supt. Norm Taylor back with schools, joins board

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Norm Taylor Retired Wayland Union Schools Superintendent Monday evening was selected as the newest trustee on the Board of Education. Taylor, who was superintendent between 2010 and 2020, succeeds Board Treasurer Toni Ordway, who is leaving the district at the end of this month. Taylor also serves as a trustee...
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Local Wildflower Grace building wins block grant

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New Wayland City police officer Todd Hudson (left) is sworn in by Mayor Tim Bala. The Wayland City Council Monday evening had a closeout public hearing for a Michigan Community Development block grant for 106 W. Superior St. City Manager Josh Eggleston told the council the CDBG amount was $110,564...
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Plan Commission recommends OK of marijuana ordinance

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These two gentlemen were the only representatives of the citizenry to show up at the Wayland City Planning Commission's public hearing Tuesday on a proposed marijuana ordinance. The City of Wayland Planning Commission Tuesday night took a big step forward in legalizing the buying and selling of marijuana within the...
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Many seats open for non-partisan November votes

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There is a huge number of candidates for the November general election for local non-partisan positions on school boards and Wayland City Council. Four two-year seats will be open for election on the City Council, including Mayor Tim Bala and Trustees Abe Garcia, Norm Taylor and Tracy Bivins. Bala has...
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Wayland council approves increased rates for sewer

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The Wayland City Council Monday night formally adopted a resolution to raise city sewer rates to make up for a dozen years lapse in fee increases City Manager Josh Eggleston acknowledged the makeup plan to correct the rates is aggressive, but added, “These rates have to be reflective of the...
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Petitions for city elections now available at City Hall

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Citizens interested in running for City Council on the Nov. 8 general election ballot should be aware that nominating petitions will be available at City Hall beginning Thursday, April 21, during regular business hours. Offices to be elected on November 8, 2022 include: • (3) three City Council seats, (2)...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) The fire in the 100 block of North Main Street in Wayland that leveled Herb Chevrolet and half a business block in the summer of 1965. 25 Years Ago — April 21, 1997 Wayland Union Schools...
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Wayland City sewer rate increases to begin July 1

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City of Wayland residents will absorb an increase in sewer rates, beginning July 1, for the first time in a dozen years. City Manager Josh Eggleston acknowledged that a plan to correct the rates for the first time since 2010 is aggressive, but added, “These rates have to be reflective...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) George Jackson and son. 25 Years Ago — April 4, 1997 Residents of the Winsor Woods Estates mobile home park have expressed their displeasure with a proposal to meter water usage in the residential park on...
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