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Wildcats unleash surprises before losing 34-28 thriller to Hopkins
Wayland adults had to pay $5 a head to get into a varsity football game Thursday night for the first time since 2012. They got their money’s worth. In one…
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Lady Wildcat harriers make it 2-for-2 in winning invitationals
The young Lady Wildcats did it again. They won their second cross-country invitational in two tries this season Thursday by taking the top spot in the Kelloggsville Rocket Invitational, This,…
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Wildcat volleyball team 3rd at Otsego after winning tourney Tuesday
The Wayland varsity volleyball team took third place Wednesday at the Otsego Invitational, just 24 hours after the 'Cats won the Comstock Park Invitational. The Wildcats Wednesday split with Otsego…
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Ali Martus does it again, takes medalist honors with sizzling 77
Wayland senior Ali Martus continued her spectacular start to the girls’ golf season Wednesday with her second straight sub-80 round of 18 holes and medalist honors. Martus, a three-time qualifier…
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Dorr Township Committee to search for replacement of attorney
The Dorr Township Board is seeking the services of a new attorney by the end of the year. A special committee made up of Treasurer Jim Martin and Trustees John…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 171
25 Years Ago — Aug. 29, 1990 A report issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources apparently is at odds with information published in tourist brochures about Gun Lake.…
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Wildcat soccer team earns 1st goal of season, but loses 2-1
The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team absorbed its second loss in as many tries this season Tuesday evening with a 2-1 loss to visiting Byron Center. The Bulldogs were able…
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Did Dorr Trustee Tuinstra’s halting demolition come back to bite him?
A somewhat controversial action taken about two and a half years ago by Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra may have come back to bite him Tuesday night. Tuinstra introduced an…
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Memorial service will be Thursday for Dale William Dykstra, 73
Dale William Dykstra, age 73, of Wayland, died Monday, Aug. 24, from complications of cancer. He is survived by his children, Steve Dykstra (Loraine Driy), Lori Dykstra (Bill Skaggs), Greg…
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Dorr Township Board approves buying 2 speed limit traffic signs
The Dorr Township Board Tuesday evening voted to buy one flashing speed limit sign and a solar-powered radar sign to increase safety for pedestrians as motorists approach the heart of…