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Prospects for 2 new developments add to Dorr traffic worries

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Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner said former Planner Tim Johnson said several years ago that Dorr should be careful in the future or it might become another 28th Street in Grand Rapids. It hasn't happened quite yet, but it's looking more like Johnson might have had a crystal...
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Lady Vikings chasing Calvin Christian for Silver soccer title

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The Hopkins girls' varsity soccer team continues to chase Grandville Calvin Christian for the O-K Silver Conference championship. The Lady Vikings pushed their league record to 8-1, with their only loss at the hands of the Squires, by hanging on to defeat Northpointe Christian 3-2 Monday afternoon. Hopkins jumped out...
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Lady Vikings swept in twin bill at Wyoming, fall to 11-9

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The Hopkins varsity softball team’s overall season record slipped to 11-9 Monday after being on the wrong end of a doubleheader sweep against Wyoming. The Lady Vikings dropped the opener 8-2 and then lost 16-11 in game two. The wheels came off for Hopkins in the fourth inning of the...
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Columns

Fatigue is about the only nasty side effect of radiation

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by Robert M. Traxler After five months of drug treatment, testing, evaluating, probing and studying the long-awaited offensive is thankfully under way. Radiation will kill the cancer, hopefully all of it, but at least enough to set it back years. The treatment team is made up of six folks, five...
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Editorial

Neither Mr. Nickels, nor Mr. Otto were ‘coached’ on land sale

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Since the WOOD-TV “news” story last week, there has been quite a bit of misinformation regarding the land sale between the City of Wayland and Keith Nickels and Josh Otto. There is a perception that Mr. Nickels and Mr. Otto were “coached” in terms of what to offer for the...
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Lady Wildcat soccer team scores 2nd consecutive victory

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The Wayland girls's varsity soccer team picked right up where they left off last week Thursday, with their second consecutive win Monday evening, beating Allendale 4-1. The girls came out firing offensively, putting 17 shots on goal over the course of the game, coach Ben Sleeman said. They piled on...
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Viking girls win Comstock Invitational, boys take 3rd

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Hopkins girls checked in first in the Comstock Invitational track meet Monday evening and the Vikings boys brought home a third-place trophy. The Lady Vikings scored 142 points to take first ahead of Wayland. The boys had 131 points, just five fewer than runner-up Benton Harbor. Meghan Schulz was a...
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Martin loses doubleheader to Parchment, 15-4 and 4-2

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Martin lost a doubleheader to Parchment Monday, 15-4 in the opener and the second game 4-2. "We played much better the second game," said Martin coach Jon Gambee, "and with the exception of one inning played very well. But we went into the fifth inning ahead 2-1 and made three...
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Wildcat boys win Comstock track Invitational, girls take 2nd

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The Wayland boys’ track team Monday won the championship trophy in the Comstock Invitational. The girls narrowly edged Benton Harbor by four points for second place and the boys scored 166 points to take that competition, which included 12 teams. Coach Marty Howard said performing well for the Wildcats were...
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Articles

Wayland schools may seek severely pared bond proposal Nov. 7

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The Wayland Board of Education seems headed for a severely pared down bond request in the Nov. 7 general election. After voters soundly rejected two bonds totaling $55 million May 2, by about a 65%-35% margin, the board seriously is considering whittling the proposals down to three: • Keeping open...
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