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Clippers fall just 3 points shy of district tourney crown

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Martin's basketball season came to an end Friday in the Class D district tournament finals with a 39-36 defensive heart-breaking loss at the hands of Bellevue. The Clippers ended their campaign with a 13-10 overall record while Bellevue advancs to the regionals next week with an impressive 22-1 mark. PHOTO:...
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Wildcats’ ‘outstanding’ defense key in district title

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Wayland's defensive effort Friday night in the first half of the district basketball tournament finals was, in a word — "outstanding." The Wildcats limited a pretty good outfit from Fennville to just four field goals in the first 16 minutes en route to a 66-46 victory that enabled them to...
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Fire destroys Hopkins Twp. house Thursday night

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Hopkins, Wayland and Martin Fire Departments Thursday evening were summoned to a house fire in Hopkins Township. The house was located in the 1600 block of 126th Avenue just past 8 p.m. . The owner of the home said the cause of the fire was a wood stove. The three...
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Dinner theater murder mystery planned for March 17

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The dinner theater murder mystery "Best Laid Plans" will be offered at 5:45 p.m. Friday, March 17, at the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center. The production will be performed by instructor Becky Black's theater class students. Proceeds will go to the high school drama program. Dinner will be served...
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Symphony Strings captures Division I rating at festival

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The Wayland High School Symphony Strings and Emerging Strings orchestras attended the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association District 10 Festival last week and dearned high performance ratings. Symphony Strings performed at Holland's Harbor Lights Middle School and received a Division 1 rating. The Emerging Strings Orchestra performed at Grandville...
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Funeral will be Monday in Wayland for Scott Bush

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Scott Lee Bush Sr., age 61, passed away unexpectedly March 7, 2017 at his home. He was born Nov. 5, 1955, in Grand Rapids, the son of Leo and Darlene (Braat) Bush. Scott is survived by his children Scott (Alison) Bush Jr., Rebecca Bush, Dustin Bush, Nicholas Bush; grandchildren Lewis...
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Columns

Army Bob: Gotta love capitalism and a better mousetrap

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Got to love capitalism. Watching the news, it appears that the new weapon of peaceful non-lethal protesters in both camps is pepper spray. In at least a dozen protests and counter protests, the debate ended in a cloud of pepper spray. Just what is pepper spray? “Pepper spray (Also known...
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Leighton adopts $1.628 million budget for 2017-18

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The Leighton Township Board Thursday night held a public hearing and then adopted a budget of about $1.628 million for the fiscal year 2017-18. Revenues are expected to exceed expenditures by about $520, so there likely will not be a need to dip into the fund balance, or rainy day...
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Leighton Fire Chief wins stipend to attend classes

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Leighton Township Fire Chief Tony Banas was granted a $500 stipend for attending a two-week course on fire codes in Muskegon, but there were some misgivings. The Leighton Township Board approved the expenditure because the course work upgrades the skills of the chief, but member aren’t sure how much longer...
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Safe senior drivers can save dollars on car insurance

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The Wayland Senior Citizens Leisure Life group gathered at the transportation building classroom Wednesday and Thursday for several hours for an AARP driver's training class. Seniors who successfully complete the course then are eligible for discounted car insurance for older drivers. A special instructor from AARP Michigan was coordinator for...
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