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Funeral is Thursday for Francis Dunklee, 97, of Martin
Francis Rodney Dunklee Sr., age 97, of Martin, died May 6, at the Allegan Medical Care Facility. He was born on Feb. 5, 1920, to Warren and Eva (Nye) Dunklee…
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City Plan Commision to have hearing on PERC designation
The Wayland City Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, on the zoning designation of Planned Enterprise Residential Cluster (PERC). The hearing will take…
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Carpenters, millwrights training school coming to Wayland
If everything goes as planned, the West Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters will have a new training center up and running at 700 Reno Drive by August 2018. The Wayland…
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Two ex-Lady Wildcats play major roles in Davenport’s title
Former Wayland High School softball standouts Mallory Teunissen (top) and Haley Obetts celebrate Davenport University's Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament championship Tuesday afternoon. Both ex-Lady Wildcats played major roles in winning…
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Lady Wildcats lose for 2nd time to O-K Gold rival Middleville
The Wayland girls’ soccer team lost for the second time this season, 5-0 Monday evening to O-K Gold Conference rival Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The loss dropped the Lady Wildcats’ overall…
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Ranger Rick: Taxation and debt reality — not a fairy tale
Taxation Example Story (Sad but True): Suppose that every day, five men go out for drinks and the bill for all five comes to $100. If they paid their bill…
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Little Free Libraries to encourage reading over the summer
The Wayland Union school district is looking for builders, sponsors and hosts for Little Free Libraries. Director of Instruction Teresa Fulk said the idea is to increase students' access to…
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Hopkins wins see-saw 4-3 nail-biter over Calvin Christian
The Hopkins varsity baseball team lifted its overall season record to 9-2-1 with a nail-biting, see-saw 4-3 victory Monday over Calvin Christian. The game was tied at three with the Vikings…
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Lady Vikings upset Calvin Christian, but split twin bill
Hopkins handed Grandville Calvin Christian a rare O-K Silver Conferece loss Monday in the first game of a doubleheader, 2-1. The Lady Vikings, however, lost game two, 10-2. Hailey Burch…
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Lady Vikings edge Belding for the 2nd time this season
The Hopkins girls' soccer team moved its overall season record to 6-4-2 with a 2-1 victory in double overtime over O-K Silver Conference rival Belding. Scoring goals for the Lady Vikings…