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Triple homicide victims’ joint funeral is Wednesday in GR
A joint funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday for a mother and her two children who were killed in a triple homicide in Dorr Township March 10. The…
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Monday Moan: Wayland should reject early college proposal
By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net The Wayland school board will conduct itsr second of three March board meetings focusing on the 2015-16 budget – in this case, a 6 p.m. work…
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The Muck Starts Here: This time it’s grapeshot, me hearties!
by Barry Hastings Don't think for a minute the Russian people and government were happy with any fact or nuance of the crash of the Soviet Empire. The Russian government,…
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United Church of Wayland pastor moving to North Carolina
The Rev. Dr. Richard J. Hronek is resigning his position as pastor of the United Church of Wayland effective May 11. Hronek, who has been the United Church’s pastor for…
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Hopkins student Samantha Ludlam state FFA vice president
Hopkins High School junior Samantha Ludlam was selected vice president of the Michigan FFA at this past weekend's state convention in East Lansing. Ludlam is very active in and outside…
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Hopkins FFA Ag Issues team captures 4th in state contest
The Ag Issues team from the Hopkins FFA chapter earned fourth place at the State FFA Convention this past weekend at Michigan State University. Team members are (from left) Rachel…
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Three Hopkins students win awards in speaking competition
Three Hopkins Junior High FFA members earned awards earlier this month in state-wide speaking competition. Shown from left are MaKenna Davies, third place Gold in JH Public Speaking; Vanessa Veld,…
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Wildcat hoops season postscript: We had joy, we had fun…
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The most painful part of the now departed Wayland boys' and girls' basketball seasons…
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Leighton Twp. Board hires TAG as architect for new hall
The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening decided to hire Dan Bode of the Architectural Group (TAG)of Grandville to serve as architect for designing a new or renovated township hall and…
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Democracy Tree: State Rep. Gamrat and the Old Wild West
by Amy Kerr Hardin The diabolic duo of Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat just can’t seem to give it a break. Over the past few weeks, the freshmen lawmakers,…