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‘Monster Mash’ planned for downtown Wayland Oct. 29
“He did the Monster Mash… It was a graveyard smash… It caught on in a flash…” — Bobby "Boris" Pickett, 1962 Billed as something to do in town over the…
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Reasons for Chief Garnsey’s departure clarified in letter
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a clarification from attorney Rob Howard of Bos & Glazier, PLC of Grand Rapids, regarding Wayland Police Chief Mark Garnsey's departure late last month. Mark…
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Attorney general stops in Martin to talk about safety
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (fourth from left) stopped in at Martin Public Schools Tuesday morning for a discussion on school safety and opportunities to leverage grant funding for safer…
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Wayland Schools to ask for bond OK again next May
The Wayland Board of Education plans to seek voters’ approval for a bond proposal in May 2023 in the wake of the ballot defeat Aug. 2. Supt. Tim Reeves and…
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City Council agrees to revisit golf cart proposal
Former Mayor Burrell Stein The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to revisit the question of an ordinance permitting use of golf carts and sider-by-side within the city limits. The…
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Former mayor asks council to permit use of golf carts
Former Wayland Mayor Burrell Stein and citizen Amy DeShaw Monday night asked the Wayland City Council to reconsider earlier inaction and adopt an ordinance permitting use of golf carts. “I…
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Wayland schools to send city input about pot shops
New Wayland Union Schools Supt. Tim Reeves will represent the district next Monday night at the City Council meeting to decide whether or not the city will adopt an ordinance…
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I have 3 huge reasons for backing school bond issue
ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I’m sending my mail-in ballot to my township clerk this week with an…
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Man with medical issue closes freeway near Otsego
A 37-year-old man with a medical issue somehow was able to shut down traffic on the U.S.-131 expressway for several hours at the 50-mile marker near the Plainwell/Otsego exit Sunday…
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‘Uninvited wildlife’ causes council meeting relocation
The Wayland City Council had a change of venue Monday night, meeting at the fire barn instead of the customary council chambers in the back of City Hall. City Manager…