Month: April 2021

Two Lady Wildcats named to all-state bowl 2nd unit

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Wayland High School girls' varsity bowling standouts Kadence Bottrall and Isabella Harnish have been awarded second team all-state accolades in Division 2, it was announced this week. Bottrall, a sophomore, finished ninth in the individual state tournament last month and Harnish, a junior, took 14th. Both advanced to the round...
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Services postponed for Craig Wilkinson Bell, 68

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Craig Wilkinson Bell of Wayland died Monday March 15. He was 68. Craig was born in Ohio on Oct. 12, 1952, to Harry Craig Bell and Jane Kinsman Proctor. He graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in 1970. Nothing mattered more to Craig than his family. He was an...
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Austin Marsman, physician to discuss Covid vaccines

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Martin Board of Education. member Austin Marsman and Dr. Matt Longjohn will discuss the many questions and misconceptions about the vaccines available to fight Covid-19. Both will be featured in a Facebook Live presentation at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 22, a conversation on the Covid-19 pandemic and how vaccines play a...
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Yes It’s True: Tangled web leads to unpleasant results

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“Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive.” — Sir Walter Scott “The more you do the research, think critically and examine the evidence, the more you come to the unpleasant realization that you’ve been lied to all your life.” — Me I’ve often written my complaints about...
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Covid-19 cases in Allegan County continue to explode

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The seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases in Allegan County has exploded by eight times the number of new cases reported on Feb. 21. The Allegan County Health Department Thursday announced that the seven-day average was 58.7, while the number was 7.7 about two and a half months ago. Yet...
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Army Bob: Infrastructure bill increases power of govt.

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by Robert M. Traxler President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has released his massive infrastructure plan. As in most things proposed by our President, it is a Trojan horse that only addresses infrastructure or funds infrastructure in 25% of the law. But who cares? There is free stuff in it, hooray!...
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Lady ‘Cats, Clippers both lost to state hoops finalists

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The two teams that defeated the Wayland and Martin girls’ basketball squads Monday in the quarterfinals both are in the state finals Friday. Newaygo, which bested the Lady Wildcats 51-35 and own an overall record of 21-1, took out Detroit Country Day 55-39 to set up a championship match against...
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Pine Street students raise funds for Heart Association

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Pine Street Elementary students held their American Heart Challenge Friday, April 2,  and raised $8,496.98 for the American Heart Association. physical education teacher Derek Kingshott organized the event. Students also did fun relays in physical education classes to conclude the event.
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The Constitution should be living, breathing document

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I have come to the unpleasant realization that we, as modern Americans, seem to fight over the proper interpretation of the U.S. Constitution about like we fight over what’s written in the Bible. So...
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City sells industrial parcel after counter offer made

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The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to sell property in the industrial park that four months ago appeared to be stalled by price. John Scholten of Award Enterprises last winter offered to buy the almost 11-acre parcel at 1065 133rd Ave. if he could get the same kind of...
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