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Proposal for new pool likely to face voters in August
Late last year, it appeared that members of the Board of Education and Wayland Union Schools officials were preparing a campaign for a bond issue for a new pool. But…
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Wayland School Board trustee resigns after 1 year
Wayland Union Schools Board Trustee Jason Shane has resigned from his position to accept an out-of-state job opportunity. Jason Shane Shane, who served for a little more than a year…
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Army Bob: Let’s put a stop on federal govt. overreach
“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” — Ayn Rand It’s not often I agree with President Joe Biden, but when he said on…
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Hopkins teacher on leave for ‘inappropriate’ conduct
Robert Wiersma Hopkins High School teacher Robert Wiersma, who also served as president of the Wayland Board of Education, was placed on leave today in connection with “inappropriate” comments he…
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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 — Dec. 2, 1996 Representatives from the Laidlaw Transportation firm of Cincinnati told…
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I’m blessed to have a front porch view into community
by Denise Dykstra Our school played their last football game of the season Friday. Some time ago, our small school transitioned to eight-man football and this year our youngest son…
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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 — Nov. 11, 1996 The Globe, in honor of Veterans Day, published a…
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Wayland School Board still considering a new pool
It may be only an inkling, it may be only speculation, but members of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night were hinting that the next bond issue for the…
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Parents persist in opposing mask mandates for school
Though the Allegan County Health Department officially lifted its mask mandate Oct. 1, a group of about two dozen parents Monday night told the Wayland Board of Education they want…
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Army Bob: Policing school board meetings overreach
by Robert M. Traxler “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;…