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Private services planned for Robert Pawlowski
Robert John Pawlowski of Shelbyville died from complications of a stroke. He was 91 years old, just two weeks shy of his 92nd birthday. Bob was born to East European…
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Funeral Tuesday for Alice Gibson of Monterey Twp.
Alice Mae Gibson died Wednesday, March 29, in her family home on 30th Street, Monterey Township. Born in Douglas General Hospital, Douglas, on March 29, 1943, she was the younger…
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Army Bob: Woke crazies are told by good folks ‘enough’
by Robert M. Traxler Well, it is starting to happen, the inevitable backlash to the over-the-top purely dumb Woke movement. If you study history this is a no-brainer; society swings…
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Let’s use technology tool to help teens who need help
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I urge resolutely the Wayland Board of Education to proceed with contracting with the…
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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) This appears to be a photo from downtown Wayland in the 1950s. 25 Years Ago— March…
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Pesky, persistent winter season just won’t go away
The persistent winter season that just won't go away continues to plague the West Michigan area. After a couple of balmy springlike sunshiny days Monday and Tuesday, the white stuff…
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WHS junior’s art work to be included at KIA show
Wayland High School junior Olivia Stein has had her artwork accepted into the 2023 High School Area Show exhibition at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. The exhibition will run from…
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Service April 1 for cemetery sexton Laura Orsborn, 84
Laura June Orsborn, age 84, died Monday, March 27. Laura was born Aug. 13, 1938, in Parmelee, Mich.,to William and Julia Barrett. She met Raymond Wesley Orsborn on a blind…
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Former Wildcat mound ace now 5-1 for Calvin team
Emma Ludema Former Wayland High School softball pitching star Emma Ludema continues to impress on the mound for Calvin University. Ludema tossed a one-hit shutout against Blufton (Ind.) Tuesday afternoon…
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Two Wildcat long jumpers 1st at Aquinas indoor meet
Junior Kaharrie Pureifouy and senior Breanna Hyde both copped first places for Wayland in the long jump Tuesday at the Aquinas College Indoor Track Meet. Pureifoy also was third in…