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City of Wayland seems fine with adopting chicken ordinance

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The Wayland City Council made it clear Monday night there’ll be no pusillanimous pussyfooting on the issue of developing a local chicken ordinance. Council voted 5-1 to direct City Manager Tim McLean to draw up a proposed ordinance permitting and regulating the raising of chickens within the city limits. The...
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WHS sophomore’s team makes World Dwarf hoops finals

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Charlie Toman, a sophomore at Wayland High School, is a member of one of two USA teams competing in the 2017 World Dwarf Games in Guelph, Ontario. He and his team will play in the championship contest Wednesday evening after fashioning four victories. He is the son of John and...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Elmer Peters’ brief extraordinary story

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is reprinted from five years ago during Townbroadcast’s first year of existence: “I coulda been a contender,” Marlon Brando’s famous line from the movie “On the Waterfront,“ perhaps best describes the brief life of Elmer Peters. Born in Bradley to Elmer and Grace Peters on...
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Wayland High School grad Lester Decker dies at 60

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Lester G. Decker age 60, of Grandville, died Thursday, Aug. 3, at Lacks Cancer Center, after a hard fought battle with leukemia. Lester was a 1975 graduate of Wayland High School. He was retired from Canteen Services, and was an avid accomplished fisherman, NASCAR, Tigers and Lions fan. He is survived...
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Caleb Campbell takes over as WHS boys’ soccer coach

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Caleb Campbell has accepted the position of varsity boys' head soccer coach for Wayland High School. A teacher in the district for five years, he has a fourth grade class at Dorr Elementary. He succeeds Ben Sleeman, who resigned after the past season. "He comes to us with some great...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Aug. 5, 1992 The mobile home of Ken “KC” Clack and his family of five was destroyed by fire at the Yankee Springs Meadows trailer park. The Wayland City Council decided to place a $1 million bond proposal on the November general election ballot to fund...
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Jessica Merchant takes assistant coaching post at Stanford

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Jessica Merchant, perhaps Wayland High School's most famous female athletic alum, has decided to join the coaching staff as an assistant at Stanford University. Merchant, an all-state and Miss Softball selection while a Wildcat in 2001, had been an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota for the past several...
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Dorr Township Treasurer honored for statistician services

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Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin is being honored this year as a "Friend of Basketball" by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, one of about a dozen to receive the recognition. Martin is being acknowledged for his role as a statistician and scorekeeper for Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School for...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — July 29, 1992 Barb Kaarlie, director of the Allegan Alliance, denies rumors that the organization will be disbanded soon. Formerly known as the Allegan County Promotional Alliance, it was formed in 1984 and perhaps its biggest accomplishment was securing a $750,000 federal community development block grant...
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WHS grad Kyle Pitcher hired to direct Goshen orchestra

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Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher has been selected as director of the fifth and sixth grade orchestra at Goshen High School in Indiana. Pitcher, son of Roger and Renee Pitcher of Wayland, recently earned his bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University. He plays bass in an area pop/jazz/folk musical...
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