Month: May 2017

O-K Gold probably best girls’ track league in the state

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Both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ track teams Wednesday absorbed O-K Gold Conference dual meet losses to East Grand Rapids at Reed’s Lake. The boys lost 95-42 and the girls 125.5 to 115.5. The Lady Wildcats have the misfortune of competing with four of the top 10 teams in the...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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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 arson death of Willard Lawrence, 74, of Gun Lake, retired president of the Felpausch Food Centers. Steve was bound over...
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WHS senior Gray VanDerWeide shows promise in theater

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Wayland High School senior Gray VanDerWeide has been working alongside FAC Director Courtney Baareman for the past two years. and has been accepted into the theater program (mainly lighting) at Northern Illinois University. Fo the production of "Almost, Maine" Friday, Saturday and Sunday, she was permitted to design the lighting for the show. "Gray has...
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Perrigo included in federal probe of price fixing allegations

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The Perrigo Company, Allegan County's largest employer, has announced that search warrants were executed at the company's corporate offices Tuesday evening as part of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division of industry-wide drug pricing in the pharmaceutical industry. According to USA Today, federal authorities raided the office...
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Wildcat golfers on a roll with 1st in jamboree, invitational title

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The Wayland boys’ varsity golf team appears to be on a roll. The Wildcats last Friday won a five-team invitational with a nice 320 team score for 18 holes and then came back Monday to capture their first O-K Gold Conference jamboree championship. It was cold, rainy and windy at...
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Both Wayland school bond proposals fail by more than 60-40

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Both bond proposals for the Wayland Union school district were defeated soundly in Tuesday’s election. Neither of the two propositions was able to muster as much as 40 percent of the total vote. With three of four precincts reporting, Proposal I was losing 1,809 no to 1,017 yes. Proposal II...
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Tristen Ortiz to continue playing soccer at Trine University

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Wayland High School senior Tristen Ortiz Tuesday signed his letter of intent to play soccer next year for Trine University in Angola, Ind. The four-year Wildcat star will play for a school that is part of America's oldest athletic collegiate conference, the MIAA. He is shown with coach Ben Sleeman...
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Two former Wildcats win softball honors at Davenport

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Two former Wayland High School softball standouts have earned post-season accolades at Davenport University. Sophomore Mallory Teunissen was selected to the all-Wolverine-Hoosier Conference first team as a pitcher and Hayley Obetts, a senior first and third sacker, was recognized all-academic. Teunissen, who pitched Wayland to the state Division II championship...
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DEQ hearing set on Gun Lake boat slips increase proposal

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Lucas Spoor's proposed 58-boat slip marina at 11925 Marsh Road on Gun Lake is getting opposition from people who live in the area. “Many in the community feel that the road is not fit for the additional traffic the marina will bring in,” said neighbor Brianna Fair. “Community members feel...
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Lady Wildcats beat East GR to go 4-2 in 1st round of Gold

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The Wayland girls' soccer team finished its first round in O-K Gold Conference dual matches Monday with a 3-1 victory at East Grand Rapids. The game, originally scheduled to be played at home, was moved to East Grand Rapids because of poor field conditions at home. Wayland dominated the first few...
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