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Wildcat golfers on a roll with 1st in jamboree, invitational title
The Wayland boys’ varsity golf team appears to be on a roll. The Wildcats last Friday won a five-team invitational with a nice 320 team score for 18 holes and…
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Both Wayland school bond proposals fail by more than 60-40
Both bond proposals for the Wayland Union school district were defeated soundly in Tuesday’s election. Neither of the two propositions was able to muster as much as 40 percent of…
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Tristen Ortiz to continue playing soccer at Trine University
Wayland High School senior Tristen Ortiz Tuesday signed his letter of intent to play soccer next year for Trine University in Angola, Ind. The four-year Wildcat star will play for…
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Two former Wildcats win softball honors at Davenport
Two former Wayland High School softball standouts have earned post-season accolades at Davenport University. Sophomore Mallory Teunissen was selected to the all-Wolverine-Hoosier Conference first team as a pitcher and Hayley…
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DEQ hearing set on Gun Lake boat slips increase proposal
Lucas Spoor's proposed 58-boat slip marina at 11925 Marsh Road on Gun Lake is getting opposition from people who live in the area. “Many in the community feel that the…
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Lady Wildcats beat East GR to go 4-2 in 1st round of Gold
The Wayland girls' soccer team finished its first round in O-K Gold Conference dual matches Monday with a 3-1 victory at East Grand Rapids. The game, originally scheduled to be…
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Funeral Mass will be Thursday for Ruth Ann Hazen, 78
Ruth Ann Hazen, 78, of Hopkins, died Sunday, April 30, at her home. Born Sept. 7, 1938, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mildred…
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Business owners protest ‘cheap’ sale of industrial parcel
A couple of business owners along Reno Drive told the Wayland City Council Monday night they weren’t particularly pleased with its decision last month to sell a nearby 25-acre industrial…
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Ranger Rick: Sale of city property raises troubling questions
As reported in Townbroadcast recently, the Wayland City Council agreed to sell a 25.11-acre city-owned parcel to developers. Not being at the meeting, I am depending on the accuracy of…
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Why I’m reluctantly voting ‘no’ on school bond issues
To my fellow voters in the Wayland Union school district: I am a proud father of two 5-year-olds who will be attending kindergarten at Baker School this fall. My kids…