Emergency Services

Wayland Athletic Booster of Year Award goes to Tom Andrews

The Wayland High School 2015 Athletic Booster of the Year Award will be presented to Valerie Andrews, widow of Tom Andrews, Friday evening between the varsity home basketball games against…

Editor January 28, 2016

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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 200

25 Years Ago — Jan. 23, 1991 Members of the Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS) were told by Manager Bob Farrell the agency is having financial difficulties and discussion about…

Editor January 20, 2016

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City of Wayland buys used office furniture from upstairs neighbor

The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to a staff request to buy some used office furniture from SOAP Transcription Services. SOAP operates its business upstairs in the City Hall…

Editor January 18, 2016

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The Year in Review: Yes, Gamrat-Courser affair put us on the map

The year 2015 certainly was eventful in this area, and it was a mixed bag in terms of positive and negative developments. Rating the top stories of the year is…

Editor January 1, 2016

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Prospects look good for Yankee Springs to join ambulance service

Prospects are looking good to Yankee Springs Township's request to join the area served by Wayland Area Emergency Services. Leighton Township Supervisor Steve Deer told his colleague Thursday night that…

Editor November 12, 2015

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Yankee Springs Twp. wants to join Wayland Ambulance Service

Not only is Yankee Springs Township seeking fire service from the Wayland Fire Department, it also is asking to join the municipalities served by Wayland Area Emergency Services. In both…

Editor November 5, 2015

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Wayland approves fire service agreement with Yankee Springs Twp.

The Wayland City Council Monday night gave its blessing to a fire service agreement to cover Yankee Springs Township. The proposal later this month will go before the Yankee Springs…

Editor November 2, 2015

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Yankee Springs seeks City of Wayland proposal for fire service

The City of Wayland has been asked by the Yankee Springs Township Board to provide cost estimates for providing fire services to the township. City Manager Mike Selden said the…

Editor October 8, 2015

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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 175

25 Years Ago — July 25, 1990 Ray and Gerald Page of Middleville have announced plans for renovations at their Gun Lake resort, just south of the Yankee Springs…

Editor July 22, 2015

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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area past, Part 173

25 years Ago — July 11, 1990 Howard DeYoung, 38, of Dorr, has been charged with secretly videotaping employees having sex in the back room of DeYoung’s Krazy Acres Radio…

Editor July 8, 2015