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Yes It Is, It’s True: When will we have had enough?
"Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it?" — Classic prelude to a playground fight. I've been seeing and reading a lot of posts lately on Facebook from…
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WHS senior Sydney Urben is highest roller at Portage
Wayland High School senior Sydney Urben outbowled everybody in the house at the Portage Invitational Friday afternoon. Urben placed first individually, not only among the girls, but also bettered all…
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One Small Voice: Sexual assault allegations — who’s next?
by Lynn Mandaville In the land of hyperbole, Doug Jones, in a landslide victory, was victorious over Roy Moore to clinch the coveted senate seat in Alabama Tuesday, a seat…
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Winter snowstorm makes some local travel hazardous
Travel was somewhat of a challenge Friday, as the second wave of a winter snowstorm visited West Michigan, dropping between two and four inches of the white stuff. Meanwhile, there…
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Hopkins agriscience program is recognized nationally
Hopkins, which serves a small rural Michigan community with an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students, has offered agricultural education since 1954. In presenting the award, officials at the ceremony commented,…
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Army Bob: Feel-good gun bans would solve no problems
“Go loco with the heater, 9 mil-limeter 9-millimeter, millimeter, millimeter, pop pop Go loco with the heater, 9 mil-limeter 9-millimeter, millimeter, millimeter, pop pop. “ — 9mm, Krayzie Bone 2009…
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Longtime truck driver Gary Edema of Hilliards dies at 53
Gary M. Edema, of Hilliards, age 53, died Wednesday, Dec. 13. Gary drove truck for SET Environmental, formerly Valley City, for 29 years. He was a dedicated, skilled and safe…
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Leighton affirms Grimley Saw Mill project special use
The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening affirmed on a 4-1 vote a decision by the Planning Commission to approve a special use permit for the Grimley Saw Mill. Neighbors of…
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Hopkins boys, Wayland girls lost Tuesday night games
In two high school varsity basketball games Tuesday evening that were not reported or belatedly reported, Hopkins boys lost at Comstock Park 58-56 and the Wayland girls absorbed a 44-33…
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Funeral will be Saturday for Chris Vanden Berg of Dorr
Christian "Chris" Vanden Berg, age 99, of Dorr, died Tuesday, Dec. 12. Chris proudly served in the US Navy during World War II. He is survived by his children, Allan…