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Marijuana public hearing will be May 10 at City Hall

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The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night set a public hearing on a proposed marijuana zoning ordinance and conditionally approved a residential townhouse project on 133rd Avenue. The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at City Hall council chambers. If the ordinance is approved, it...
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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) Red school buses and their drivers line up besides Wayland School back in the day. 25 Years Ago — April 7, 1997 A number of Watson Township residents are telling the Township Board they aren’t happy...
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City fields a proposal for a community teen center

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Perhaps it’s been tried and failed many times in the past, but a Wayland woman presented a proposal to establish some kind of a community center so local teens have something to do after school instead of hanging out and getting into trouble. Jen Kuyt, who manages Country Cat Rescue...
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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) This is a Martin High School basketball team frok years gone by. Anybody know the year? 25 Years Ago — March 10, 1997 The Wayland Board of Education has resolved to keep the current transportation services...
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City Plan Commission begins marijuana ordinance discussions

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An engineer from Excel Engineering explains Award Enterprises LLC's request. The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening held preliminary discussions about an ordinance regulating the growing, sale, processing and distribution of marijuana within the city limits. City Manager Josh Eggleston said he has been crafting the proposed ordinance, which he...
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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) 25 Years Ago — Feb. 10, 1997 The front page of the Globe was graced by members of the local Wave Runners swim group of youths who learn water safety at the Wayland High School pool....
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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) 25 Years Ago — Feb. 3, 1997 The front page of the Globe was graced by a picture of Mimi Gabriel, who was showing off her Hopkins home all decked out with Valentine hearts. Dorr volunteers...
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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, which this week was recommended for a genealogical research project by The Michigan Historical Society) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 13, 1997 Opponents of privatizing school busing are not quieting their campaign, as they showed up...
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Taxpayer funds shouldn’t go to help private business

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. It was interesting to observe that the parking lot to the immediate south of Aqua In Vino on South Main in Wayland remains closed to the public. Aqua In Vino owner Arne Rodriguez last...
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Covid still dominated the news in now departed 2021

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We said good-bye to Dick's Market after 65 years in Dorr. Because of its omnipresence, the pesky Coronavirus easily wins the title as the most important story in these parts for the now departed year 2021. It’s the virus to which I would guess everyone would tell, “How can we...
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