Month: September 2023

Articles

Watson to use ARPA funds for tech improvements

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The Watson Township Board spent much of its time Thursday evening answering the call of progress with technology. And much of it will be paid for by federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The board put the finishing touches on changing and upgrading its phone and Internet services from...
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We must respect each other in battles on the gridiron

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We have sons in football at Hopkins and we played the third game Thursday night against Belding. It was a tough match between the JV teams and they both played well and hard but I was blown away again with the amount of disrespect and unsportsmanship shown. Last week we...
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Wildcat boys’ harriers take 5th at Delton Invitational

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The Wayland boys’ varsity cross-country team checked in fifth in the 12-team Delton Invitational Thursday at the Gilmore Car Museum. The Wayland girls were unable to field a full team of five runners and did not have a team score posted. The Wildcats collected 118 team points, 10 behind fourth-place...
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Lady Vikings beat Silver foe Godwin in straight sets

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Kate Cleypool The Hopkins volleyball team remained unbeaten for the season thus far with a a straight sets verdict over O-K Silver opponent Wyoming Godwin Heights Thursday evening. The Lady Vikings won 25-13 25-14 and 25-11 to elevate their league record to 2-0. Kate Cleypool led the attack with 10...
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Bird photog spots Marbled Godwit at Martin area lake

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Shelly Sulser, editor of the Battle Creek Shopper News and bird photographer extraordinaire, posted this on Facebook today: “Area birds are all abuzz about this Marbled Godwit that seems in no hurry to leave the pond on 116th Avenue outside of the thriving metropolis of Martin. Marbled Godwits breed in...
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South Main Street paving to begin again Friday , Sept. 8

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Paving is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, starting at 133rd Avenue and South Main Street. City officials ask local residents and motorists to avoid this intersection because there will be traffic delays.
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Wildflower Grace to close doors at end of September

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The Wildflower Grace artisan market and boutique on South Main Street will close its doors at the end of the month. A spokesperson for the business posted on Facebook, “We can not thank our customers, vendors and the community of Wayland enough for their support during the last 2 1/2...
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Columns

Army Bob: President Biden physically not up to the job

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by Robert M. Traxler If President Joe Biden is elected odds dictate that he will pass away because of age related ailments, a 60% chance he will sadly not live past his first year in office. And the odds go up each year.  Heck, he, and Vice President Kamala Harris have...
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Wildcat boys 6th, girls 8th in 1st O-K Gold cross meet

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It wasn’t a particularly good start for Wayland at the first O-K Gold Conference Conference jamboree at Riverside Park Wednesday. The Wildcat boys checked in sixth and the depleted ranks of the girls settled for eighth in the eight-team race. The boys finished ahead of Middleville Thornapple Kellogg and Kenowa...
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Yes It’s True: Debates are just tedious political theater

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"Go and hear the candidates debate." — Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson," 1968. I got some bad news last week when I learned the “Now and Then” podcast with Profs. Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman will cease next week. The two female history professors every week have offered historical...
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