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City Council should end election resignation rule

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Mayor Jennifer Antel ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this editorial a year ago and now I officially urge the Wayland City Council to take action on this matter.  I had to do a little...
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Trevor Beilby honored as EMT of Year for WAEMS

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Hopkins Area Fire Department firefighter Trevor Beilby was announced as the Emergency Medical Technician of the Year at the annual Wayland Area Emergency Services Christmas Party this week. The ceremony includes awarding of "hearts" which recognizes crews for CPR saves they have been a part of over the past year,...
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Graveside service slated for Martin grad Ronald Blake

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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 Grange, Ind., to the late Robert and Geraldine (Simpson) Blake, Ronald was a man of gentle spirit and kind heart...
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Memorial service Saturday for Marty VanderMolen, 64

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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 and always had a smile on his face and loved making people laugh. He had a heart of gold and...
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Team effort handles fire in Yankee Springs Township

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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 as Orangeville, the incident was handled without any injuries. Barry County Central Dispatch paged out Mutual Aid Partners Hastings Fire...
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Wayland, Martin kick off Christmas season Saturday

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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 Marshals Roger and Mary Jane Merren and (cover photo) members of the Wayland High School marching band. In Martin, shown...
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Ranger Rick, Rob Reiner agree on JFK assassination

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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 column submitted to Townbroadcast three years ago by notorious right-wing columnist Ranger Rick. Personally, I don't know about conspiracies, but...
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Memorial service will be Dec. 9 for Carol Warner, 84

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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, scuba diving, ice skating and bowling. Carol is survived by her children, Andrew (Janice) Warner, Matt (Tracey) Warner, Kevin (Kris)...
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Hopkins scores 2nd victory; Wildcats lose at the buzzer

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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 finished with 12 points, and senior Micah Estelle added 10. Cruz Hitzler chipped in 7 points and, according to coach...
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Hopkins grad 1 of 4 Young Farmer Meet finalists

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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 Ottawa County Farm Bureau,
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