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Wildcats defeat East GR in O-K Gold hoops, 49-42
The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team lifted its overall season record to 8-2 and record in the O-K Gold Conference to 3-0 with a 49-42 victory Wednesday night at East…
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Martin, Gobles await girls’ hoops battle of unbeatens
Martin High School. Friday. Six bells, Be there. Aloha. A showdown between two girls' high school basketball unbeatens will be on the menu. The perennially powerful Gobles team sporting an…
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Dillon Smith rolls 2 stellar games, but Wildcats lose
Dillon Smith Wednesday afternoon rolled games of 259 and 257, taking both of his points, but the Wayland boys' varsity squad dropped a 22-8 verdict to O-K Gold Conference opponent…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Jan. 19, 1994 A garage fire killed Clayton W. Brown, 83, next to his home on 133rd Avenue, Fire Chief Hugh DeWeerd said Brown was in…
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Dorr Planning Commission urged to ‘Reimagine Trash’
The Kent County Department of Public Works has launched a "Reimagine Trash" project that may have a lot of impact on Dorr Township and Allegan County. Darwin Baas, director of…
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Dorr Plan Commission OKs 2 site plans, 2 rezonings
The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night was busy approving two site plans and two rezoning requests. Getting the green light from the commission, but still awaiting action from the…
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Ranger Rick: Armageddon is almost upon us!
I was reading an article today (Monday, Jan. 14) about the caldera under Yellowstone and the uprising of magma slowly coming to the surface. Evidently, there have been more and…
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Vikings, Lady Vikings beat Lee by identical 27-3 scores
Both the Hopkins boys' and girls' bowling teams Monday afternoon defeated Wyoming Lee by identical 27-3 scores at Park Center Lanes. The boys started fast by winning both Baker games,…
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Lady Wildcats’ gutsy, heroic bowling pulls out victory
The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team fell quickly behind South Christian Monday afternoon and eventually fell to the Sailors, 21-9. However, the Wayland girls pulled out an 18-12 decision. For…
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Meet the four finalists for police chief in Wayland
The four finalists for the City of Wayland police chief's job gathered for an informal "meet and greet" session with the public at the Jayda Gale Distillery downtown Monday evening.…