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Mark Garnsey offered contract as new police chief
The City of Wayland is making a conditional offer for an employment contract as police chief to Mark Garnsey of Rockford. Garnsey, one of four finalists for the job to…
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Viking bowling teams beat Calvin Christian after layoff
The Hopkins boys' and girls' varsity bowling teams captured victories Monday over O-K Silver Conference rival Calvin Christian at Brewhouse Lanes in Dorr. After a week long break, he boys…
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Wildcat boys fade down stretch vs. Byron Center
The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team lost 24-6 Monday night to Byron Center. The Wildcats started out the evening pretty well, rolling a 206 for the second Baker game. They…
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Lady Clippers move to 8-1 with victory at Coloma
The Martin girls' varsity basketball team improved its overall season record to 8-1 Monday night with a 37-30 triumph at Coloma in a makeup of a ballgame postponed by bad…
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Potential city land buyer wants ‘Nickels template’
An unnamed individual plans to make an offer on property in the Wayland Industrial Park, next to the Great Lakes Energy office on 133rd Avenue and is seeking a deal…
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Service Saturday for Karon Knobloch, 72, of Hopkins
Karon Elizabeth (Clegg) Knobloch, age 72, of Knobloch’s Corners died Monday, Feb. 4. She was born to the late Eugene and Imogean Clegg on May 8, 1946, in Allegan. Karon…
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Most Gun Lake Winterfest events Saturday, Feb. 16
Most of the annual Gun Lake Winterfest activities will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Yankee Springs State Park, but some of the events will get under way…
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Write It Right: Fifelski’s hasn’t bought Then & Now
Townbroadcast this past weekend published an editorial that included incorrect and misleading information. In an opinion piece about saving local history, the author incorrectly indicated that Fifelski's Marathon gas station…
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Will we give up our own history without a fight?
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “History? What do I care about history? I AM history.” — The joke about…
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One Small Voice: More nuanced abortion debate needed
When my husband and I had been married for four years, we decided it was time to start our family, because we’d been relocated from Pittsburgh to the Detroit area…