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Election’s wake — schools should pare down bond proposal
Members of the Wayland Board of Education will go back to the drawing board Monday night to try to decide what to do in the wake of the defeat of…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — May 5, 1992 Steve Lawrence, 36, and wife Candy Lawrence, 34, were bound over in Barry County District Court on charges in connection with the suspected…
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Why I’m reluctantly voting ‘no’ on school bond issues
To my fellow voters in the Wayland Union school district: I am a proud father of two 5-year-olds who will be attending kindergarten at Baker School this fall. My kids…
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Hopkins bus driver recognized for life-saving action
Hopkins Public Schools bus driver Shelly Wicks was recognized at Monday night's school board meeting for her quick thinking and actions taken to save a student from a situation that…
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Ranger Rick: The musings of a right-wing deplorable
There are several things that bother me, and should you, in terms of judicial confirmation,education and local government. • Judicial – The senate confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch has been…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — April 8, 1992 Gov. John Engler’s proposed deep cuts in state government spending on adult education programs will cause drastic reductions in services offered by the…
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Child heart patient marks 1st anniversary of surgery
Kinsley Zondervan, daughter of Wayland School Board member Pete and Wayland elementary teacher Kristiana Kay Zondervan, celebrated the first anniversary of her second delicate heart surgery Tuesday. Her mother posted,…
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Watson hears another request for marijuana dispensary
The marijuana issue was back at Thursday evening’s Watson Township Board meeting. This time attorney Brant Johnson of Lansing, representing a legal caregiver in the Martin area, made a presentation…
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Local school district start dates same for at least 2 years
A significant number of local parents have been inquiring about a possible change in the date for schools to start because some districts have reported they will start before Labor…
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Clippers upend 8-2 Marcellus with clutch play down stretch
Marcellus scared the daylights out of Martin in Friday's Southwestern Athletic Conference basketball battle, at least for three and a half periods. The Wildcats brought an 8-2 record to Martin,…