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WHS students American Chemical Society exam finalists

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Wayland High School students in AP and organic chemistry classes took a preliminary test provided by the American Chemical Society, offered to all students in Kalamazoo, Allegan and VanBuren counties. Wayland has six students who are finalists, invited to take a second chemistry test April 22 to compete for money...
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Service planned at Leighton church for June Sherwood

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June Margaret (Lindley) Sherwood, age 89, died April 12. She was born on June 10, 1927, the daughter of Herbert and Sada (Shugart) Lindley. She is survived by her children Rebekah (Gary) Butterfield, Jamie Sherwood; her grandchildren BJ (Allie) Shuck, Luke (Jessica) Shuck and Samuel (Kate) Butterfield; great-grandchildren Maxwell, Mackson...
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Martin splits doubleheader with Black River of Holland

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Martin split a doubleheader with Black River of Holland Thursday, dropping the opener 11-7 before coming back to take the nightcap 5-3. "We played well tonight," said coach Jon Gambee. "We made a couple of errors in the first game that accounted for seven of their runs, the difference in...
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Lady Vikings cruise on track, boys lose 76-60 to Godwin

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The Hopkins girls’ track team continues to work toward its goal of another O-K Silver Conference championship, and Thursday took another step by crushing Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Hopkins boys, meanwhile, had a much tougher assignment in dropping its contest 76-60. The Lady Vikings scored 92 team points while running...
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Leighton air park issue to go to public hearing in May

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The Leighton Township Planning Commission has recommended denial for a request for an ar strip, but the issue now will go before the Township Board May 22 or 23 in a special public hearing. The Planning Commission was reported to be deadlocked on its vote in February, but Wednesday evening...
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Hopkins robotics team qualifies for state championship

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The Hopkins FIRST Robotics team has qualified for the Michigan Championship April 13-15 at Saginaw Valley State University. The Tech Vikings built a robot to pick up gears and deliver them to a human player. The robot is very fast and maneuverable. It has four wheel drive and four wheel...
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Wubben’s 4 RBIs lead Hopkins past Calvin Christian

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James Wubben drove in four on three hits to lead Hopkins past Calvin Christian 11-1 Wednesday in the O-K Silver Conference opener for both teams. Wubben drove in runs in the third inning, on a triple in the fourth, and a single in the fifth. The early lead helped propel...
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Jake Omness to take up golf at Davenport University

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Wayland High School, who played football, basketball and golf for the Wildcats suring his prep career, has signed his intent to continue his golfing career at Davenport University. Jake is pictured with his parents, Mike and Dana Omness (seated) and head coach Chris Drew.
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Lady Wildcats yield only 1 hit in doubleheader sweep

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The Wayland varsity softball team started its season in familiar fashion with a doubleheader sweep over Grand Rapids Christian Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Wildcats, defending champions of the O-K Gold Conference for the last 11 consecutive years, posted a couple of shutouts, 15-0 and 22-0 at Christian’s field. Abby Merice...
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Salem, Hopkins Fire Depts. respond quickly to car blaze

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Firefighters from the Hopkins and Salem Fire Departments were quick to respond to a car fire Thursday morning near Hopkins. The motorist, Cody Burch, did not suffer any major injuries, but the vehicle was a total loss. (Photo courtesy Katie Burch)
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