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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 7, 1996 The Wayland Board of Education gave tentative approval to…
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Last 2 local police chiefs very different on the job
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. The City of Wayland has had two police chiefs in the past nine years,…
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Local public safety officials busy with crash, pursuit
Area public safety officials were very busy Wednesday after noon because of a serious traffic crash just north of Wayland and the capture of a suspect on the southeast section…
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Storm’s 2nd round also delivers a nasty punch
The Wayland area and West Michigan were visited by Round Two of the back-to-back late summer wind and rainstorms Wednesday night, leaving many to debate which one of the two…
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Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing rebounds slightly
The Gun Lake Tribe’s twice annual local revenue sharing payments have rebounded slightly from the lows of six months ago at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. The tribe this…
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School board visitor took part in Jan. 6 insurrection
The visitor at last Monday’s Wayland Board of Education meeting was Jon Rocha, who is challenging Congressman Fred Upton in the Republican primary in August 2022. Rocha also recently was…
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‘Torches & Pitchforks’ group pays board another visit
If the Wayland Board of Education meeting Monday night was a movie, it could be titled, “Torches and Pitchforks: The Sequel.” Torches and pitchforks is a common description journalists use…
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Yes It’s True: Joe Miller has been the Everyman Chief
It would extremely difficult to find a more popular public figure in these parts than the soon-to-be-retired Wayland Fire Chief Joe Miller. Just about everybody likes Joe. Well, evildoers and…
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Tribe sets mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit ceremony
Representatives of the Gun Lake Tribe and Allegan County will take part in a donation ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday to begin operation of the county’s mobile Covid-19 vaccination units.…
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Leighton Township Board adopts 2021-22 FY budget
The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening adopted the proposed general fund budget for fiscal year 2021-22, which officially begins April 1. Estimated revenues were set at 2,239,600, with expenditures at …