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The year 2019 in review — That was the year that was

As a new decade approaches, a look back at the year 2019 had its share of great feats, sorrows, hopes and important developments for the future for Wayland, Hopkins, Martin,…
Posted by Editor December 27, 2019
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Snow, Old Man Winter put on hold in Green Christmas

The weather was so pleasant in West Michigan Thursday that families came out in droves to the Wayland City Park. The sign to the immediate west of the police/fire station…
Posted by Editor December 27, 2019
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Funeral will be Monday for Erin Sopjes, 51, of Dorr

Erin Kelly Sopjes (McGovern) 51, of Dorr, died of cancer Thursday, Dec. 26. Erin was born Jan. 14, 1968, raised in the suburbs of Detroit, attended Southgate High, and graduated…
Posted by Editor December 27, 2019
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Wildcats scare Godwin, but fade down stretch, 60-50

The young, inexperienced and short Wayland varsity basketball team Thursday evening gave perennial basketball power Wyoming Godwin Heights all it wanted for three quarters before falling 60-50 in the opening…
Posted by Editor December 26, 2019
Army Bob: Media guilty of situational ethics on FISA issue
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Army Bob: Media guilty of situational ethics on FISA issue

by Robert M. Traxler The FISA court is hopping mad that the deep state folks in the FBI, CIA and National Security Agency (NSA) lied to them in the affidavit…
Posted by Editor December 26, 2019
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Lifelong Leighton Twp. farmer Ron Brink dies at age 77

Ronald J. Brink, age 77, of Caledonia, died Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Born on the family farm in 1942, Ron was a lifelong farmer in Leighton Township. He enjoyed going for…
Posted by Editor December 26, 2019
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Missing Orangeville Twp. couple found safe, sound

An Orangeville couple, James and Dora Boulter, missing since Christmas Eve, reportedly have been found safe and sound. Barry County Sheriff's authorities sought help from the public in finding the…
Posted by Editor December 26, 2019
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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 — Dec. 26, 1994 Robin Nyenhuis, a paramedic with the Wayland Area Emergency…
Posted by Editor December 25, 2019
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Funeral is Friday for former Wayland man Tom Chrisman

Former Wayland man Thomas W. Chrisman, Sr., age 74, died Saturday, Dec. 21, after a long struggle with cancer. Born in Grand Rapids on March 11, 1945, to Frank and…
Posted by Editor December 25, 2019
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WHS grad Ali Martus part of record-breaking golf team

Ali Martus, a 2016 graduate of Wayland High School, was a part of record-setting performance in women's golf for Northwood University last fall. Northwood's final round total of 299 and…
Posted by Editor December 24, 2019

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