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Republicans Travis, Evans win area supervisor races

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Republicans Mark Evans and Kevin Travis won the supervisor seats Tuesday in Hopkins and Watson Townships. Evans, an incumbent seeking his fourth four-year term, received a strong challenge from Cal Tuinstra, who ran under the No Party Affiliation (NPA) banner. Evans received 677 votes to Tuinstra’s 585, showing an advantage...
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Bill Holbrook leaving Lady Wildcat bowlers for college job

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Bill Holbrook, Michigan’s Division 2  Coach of the Year, is leaving the Wayland girls’ bowling team to take over a collegiate program in Nebraska. “I am so very excited to announce I have accepted an offer to be the head bowling coach for Midland University in Fremont, Neb,” he announced today....
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Martin puzzled by departure of 6 schools from SAC

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A shakeup in the membership of the Southwest Athletic Conference, of which Martin is a member, was announced Tuesday morning. Martin Athletic Director Robert VandenBerg said six schools from the SAC and four other schools are forming a new league. “No one from the SAC knew this was coming,” VandenBerg...
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Ranger Rick: Big 10 guilty of Friday night encroachment

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Friday night lights have traditionally been the realm high school varsity football in Michigan and around the nation. Starting in 2017, the Big Ten Conference in its infinite wisdom will play Friday night games. This has prompted the MHSAA (Michigan High School Athletic Association) Executive Director John “Jack” Roberts to...
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Barry Hastings vows to return after he recuperates

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Larry Hamp, aka columnist Barry Hastings, passed out while being second in line to vote at the Hastings Township Hall early Tuesday morning. He was taken by ambulance to Pennock Hospital for tests and rest, but declared he wanted to return to his home rather than stay in the facility....
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City welcomes officer, sets pot presentation Nov. 21

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The Wayland City Police Department now is at near full strength with the hiring of Jonathan Schaefer as a full-time officer. Schaefer formerly was a part-time officer with the city and then went to work for the Tribal Police of the Gun Lake Casino. “He (Schaefer) has been in the...
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Sign downtown may be in violation of city ordinance

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The Wayland City Council is examining a projecting sign for Wayland Main Street offices at 117 S. Main St. City Manager Tim McLean told council members the sign, owned by former City Councilman Bob Golm, is larger than what the local ordinance permits in the downtown business district and it...
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City, Christian Neighbors work out lease agreement

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The City of Wayland and Christian Neighbors have worked out a lease agreement to enable the service to continue without added financial burden. A special committee of the City Council and Bill Howe negotiated an agreement for the food pantry building so Christian Neighbors can make repairs and renovations. Howe,...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Stafford still trying to beat curse

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EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this column two years ago, and I think it’s still relevant and creepy. I’m not a man given to believing in astrology, magic or lucky whale’s teeth. But now that the Chicago Cubs have defeated the Curse of the Billy Goat from 1945, the Lions’ Curse...
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Wayland Main Street’s annual Art Hop is Dec. 2

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The holiday season is fast approaching and so is Wayland Main Street’s eighth annual Art Hop Friday evening, Dec. 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. The annual Christmas parade will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday. The streets downtown Wayland will transform Friday evening into a festive celebration of the...
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