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Lady Wildcats capture 24th O-K Gold softball championship

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The Wayland High School varsity softball team earned its 24th O-K Gold Conference championship Wednesday with a 28-3, three-inning victory over East Grand Rapids. They were supposed to play a doubleheader, but game two was rained out. The Lady Wildcats, who also have won or shared the last 13 league titles in...
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Gary Belka Jr.’s Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday

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Gary Lee Belka Jr., age 51, of Wayland died on Tuesday, May 23. Gary was born on Aug. 24, 1965, to Gary Lee Sr. and Mary Lou (Kiel) Belka in Plainwell. Gary was a butcher by trade starting at Harding’s Market in Wayland and was famous for “Gary’s Homemade Brats and...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 27, 1992 Mary Ellen Mynatt DeYoung wrote a letter to the editor defending the history and tradition of the Moline Town Hall that Dorr Township officials were considering tearing down. She said,...
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Top WHS male athletes honored in annual ceremony

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Codey Clewell won the Louis Japinga Award Tuesday night at the Wayland High School awards assembly and Jacob Omness was presented with the Senior Athlete Award. The Japinga Award is the oldest in Wayland High School history, with the first presented to Don Japinga in 1962. Both were three-sport athletes....
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Terry ‘Sunshine’ Ellis chosen Booster of the Year at WHS

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Terry "Sunshine" Ellis, shown here with his wife, was presented with the 2016-17 Booster of the Year Award Tuesday night at the annual Academic and Athletic Award Night at Wayland High School. Ellis was honored for his relentless process of taking videos and photos of Wayland students at athletic events. (Photo courtesy...
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Coughlin, Morse win top WHS female athletic awards

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Wayland High School seniors Leigha Morse (left) and Taryn Coughlin were announced as the winners of the Senior Athlete Award and Multer Award, respectively, Tuesday night at the Wayland High School Seniors' Farewell Assembly. The Multer Award, the girls' version of the Japinga Award, is given in honor of longtime...
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So Rep. Johnson doesn’t believe in govt. ‘for the people’

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.” — Abraham Lincoln It will perish from the Earth if people like State Rep. Steven Johnson continue in...
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Hannah Sikkema to play softball at Dordt College, Iowa

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Wayland High School senior Hannah Sikkema has announced her intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defenders' softball program. Sikkema batted .333 in 2016 and had an on base percentage of .627.  She had 34 hits, 27 runs batted in with 45 runs scored and 17 stolen bases. She...
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Ranger Rick: Former FBI Director James Comey is despicable

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It has been said by politicians and insiders in Washington political circles James Comey was one of the most reliable and honest persons within the federal government. I’m sure Hillary Clinton doesn’t share that opinion, but she should be thankful he saved her skin from charges for illegal handling of classified...
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Vikings stay atop O-K Silver standings by beating Lee

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An early lead helped Hopkins  defeat Lee 10-2 Monday in an O-K Silver Conference baseball matchup. Hopkins took a 1-0 lead on an error in the first inning and then scored four in the third. Singles by Zach Brechting, a error, and a single by Ezran Tehennepe led the rally. Brechting earned the...
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