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Clippers lose to Delton in streaky basketball contest
Martin had offensive lapses in the first and third quarters Tuesday night and absorbed a 50-44 defeat at the hands of Delton. The loss dropped the Clippers to 5-3 but…
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Viking boys extend streak on the lanes; girls 6-2
The Hopkins boys’ bowling team now is 7-0 in dual matches this season and the girls are 6-2 after they swept Calvin Christian Monday, 17-13 and 23-7, respectively. Calvin took…
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Lady Wildcats take giant step backward in loss to TK
Two steps forward, one step back. Unfortunately, the step back was a big one. Such was the fate of the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball squad, which played as badly Tuesday…
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So why were Wayland, Hopkins Martin schools called off?
Former Wayland Board of Education President Tom Salingue posted this photo he took this morning of a rural road in the Wayland school district. He said he did so because…
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Ranger Rick: Election Night brings out the ‘nutjobs’
I was looking at a “YouTube” video and on the side panel it displayed all the responses to Trump winning the presidency the night of the election. I looked at…
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Wildcats ranked No. 8 in 1st state-wide Class B poll
The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team, despite two losses in seven games this season, was ranked No. 8 in the first state-wide Associated Press Class B poll. The Wildcats have…
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East Maple project to include only north side sidewalks
East Maple Street is next on the agenda for paving streets in the City of Wayland, but this year's project will be scaled back in terms of sidewalks. East Maple,…
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Wildcats bounce back from last week, but lose 19-11
The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team bounced back from two disappointing losses last week, but came up short in a 19-11 verdict Monday against Forest Hills Eastern. The Wildcat boys'…
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Prospects dim for Selkirk Lake campground?
The Wayland Township Planning Commission has received a proposal from a group asking for zoning changes to accommodate a campground at the old “Warner’s Landing” campground property. The group is proposing…
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City manager confirms state shortchanged Wayland
Wayland City Manager Tim McLean last week attended a program on revenue sharing, sponsored by the Michigan Municipal League, and confirmed that Wayland and other cities have lost a lot…