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Graveside service slated for Martin grad Ronald Blake
Ronald Owen Blake, known affectionately as Ronald to friends and family, died Thursday, Nov. 30, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, at the age of 70. Born on Oct.r 9, 1953, in La…
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Memorial service Saturday for Marty VanderMolen, 64
Martin “Marty” Lee VanderMolen, 64, died Friday, Dec. 1, at home. He deeply loved and cherished his family and enjoyed spending each moment with them. Marty was also a jokester…
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Team effort handles fire in Yankee Springs Township
Yankee Springs/Wayland Fire Dept. personnel Friday were summoned to what was reported as a fully involved garage fire in Yankee Springs Township. Through a cooperative effort of neighboring firefighters such…
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Wayland, Martin kick off Christmas season Saturday
Christmas is a little more than three weeks away and the communities of Martin and Wayland held their pre-holiday season celebrations Saturday morning and afternoon. Wayland's annual parade feature Grand…
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Ranger Rick, Rob Reiner agree on JFK assassination
Politics makes strange bedfellows indeed. I have been listening to unabashed liberal Rob Reiner’s podcast, “Who Killed JFK?” And I found it to be eerily similar to information in a…
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Memorial service will be Dec. 9 for Carol Warner, 84
Carol L. Warner (Brocker), 84, Gun Lake, died Tuesday, Aug. 1. Being a grandmother was important to Carol and she loved spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed golfing,…
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Hopkins scores 2nd victory; Wildcats lose at the buzzer
The Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball team scored its second victory in as many tries this season Friday by posting a 51-39 victory over visiting Muskegon Catholic Central. Junior Nick Schultz…
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Hopkins grad 1 of 4 Young Farmer Meet finalists
Former Hopkins FFA member and academic standout Samantha Ludlum has been announced as a finalist in the Young Farmer Discussion Meet in Michigan. Ludlam is listed as a representative of…
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Health issues cause Dorr Plan Board chair’s absence
Bob Wagner Bob Wagner, who has been a member of the Planning Commission since 1968 and its chairman since 1975, has been absent from the last four meetings, from August…
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Ten WHS students join Solo & Ensemble theater festival
The Theater Solo and Ensemble festival 2023 took place Nov. 18 at Grand Valley State University and 10 Wayland High School students participated. The students learned two pieces and sang…