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Vikings end regular season at 21-8; but tough district ahead
The Hopkins varsity softball team ended its regular season with a record of 21-8 and it very likely has a very difficult task ahead as host of the Division 2…
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Ingrid Miller leaves Main Street, takes job at Uptown GR
Downtown Wayland Main Street Manager and DDA Director Ingrid Miller is leaving her post to take a position with Uptown Grand Rapids Inc. Miller served as Main Street program director…
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Martin students help village prepare for Memorial Day parade
Members of the Student Council at Martin High School spent some time in downtown Martin sprucing up the community just ahead of the Memorial Day parade downtown next Monday, May…
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Yes It’s True: Probably more to come in women’s athletics
“I beg your pardon. I never promised you a rose garden. Along with the sunshine, there has to be a little rain sometime.” — Lynn Anderson, 1971 A milestone was…
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Army Bob: Disturbing conclusions from the Green New Deal
The next in the series on the Green New Deal; please read it and make up your mind if it is a workable/feasible plan and if it is necessary. If…
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Service will be Friday in GR for John Hough, 73, of Dorr
John Richard Hough, age 73, of Dorr, died Wednesday, May 22. John will be remembered as someone with a quick laugh that was contagious to those around him. He is…
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Middleville TK halts Lady Wildcats’ Gold title streak at 14
The Wayland varsity softball team Tuesday was swept by Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, 6-3 and 6-0, and for the first time in the last 15 years failed to either win or…
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WHS Class of 2019 Summa Cum Laude students honored
The Wayland High School Class of 2019 students who earned Summa Cum Laude honors (4.0 grade point average of better) were back row, from left) Sara VanDerWeide, Chloe Janz, Zachary…
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Presley Hudson’s bid to play in WNBA ends in Seattle tryout
The defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm Wednesday afternoon waived Presley Hudson, effectively halting her efforts to play in the professional league. Hudson, former all-state ballplayer at Wayland High School and…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 25, 1994 The Watson Township Board has decided to ask voters…