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Myers, Martus, Carter win coveted WHS awards

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Wayland High School had its annual honors ceremony at the Fine Arts Center Tuesday near the conclusion of the academic year. Winning three of the most prestigious awards were Olivia Myers, Ali Martus and Perry Carter. Myers was the recipient of the Citizenship Award, which probably was no surprise since...
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Lady Vikings fall just 1 win short of 25 for season

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The Hopkins varsity softball team fell one game shy of winning 25 ballgames for the regular season with a doubleheader split against Allendale Tuesday. The Lady Vikings were victims of a five-run uprising in the sixth inning, as Allendale captured an 11-6 victory. They came back in the nightcap, however,...
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Lady Wildcat bowler, scholar wins Fox Motor Prep honor

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Wayland High School junior Alicia Sweeney was selected as one of only 15 winners of the Fox Motor Prep Award. The honor is presented to the top 15 girls/boys in the state for having excellence in citizenship, academics and athletic skills. She did not, however, win the drawing for the...
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Democracy Tree: Conversion therapy may be outlawed

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One Michigan lawmaker has been attempting to make “conversion therapy” illegal in the state for a number of years, but he met with little success as a Democrat in a Republican-dominated legislature — now, that may all be about to change. In his first attempt, Rep. Adam Zemke (D-55) introduced...
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Area public safety officers supported in ‘Shields of Hope’

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A large number of people in the Dorr community Thursday evening came out in support for Brian Augustine of the Allegan County Sheriff's Department and Dorr Township firefighter David Crowe, both of whom are battling cancer with their  families. "It was an awesome sight to behold as the line of...
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Lady Wildcats edged by South Christian 1-0 in OT

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The Wayland girls' soccer team battled against one of the top teams in the O-K Gold Conference Monday night and came up just short in a 1-0 loss in overtime to South Christian. Playing with few subs, "the girls fought their hearts out and just couldn’t quite finish their chances...
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Ranger Rick: Hillary, Democrats are out of control

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In an article by Bruce Walker “Hillary May Just Be Dumb,” she is embattled with a person not even a Democrat. Bernie Sanders, an old curmudgeon socialist who wants to tax everything business, give free college educations to everyone, and sing “Kumbaya” holding hands over a camp fire for everyone...
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Lady Vikings just 2 wins away from 25 for season

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The Hopkins varsity softball team is just two games away from a 25-win regular season. The Lady Vikings swept nonleague for Comstock Park 10-2 and 13-1 in a doubleheader Monday and they can finish the season with a 25-9 overall record if they can get past Fennville at home Tuesday....
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I hope they’ve got their man, without rush to judgment

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I have two fervent hopes about the recent publicity in which a 46-year-old Muskegon man is charged with trying to abduct a 16-year-old girl. One hope is that it turns out Jeffrey Willis really is the one who killed Jessica Heeringa and Rebekah Bletsch. That way the families of both...
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Lady Wildcats continue winning of late, sweep Wyoming

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The Wayland varsity softball team Monday continued its recent winning ways by taking both ends of a nonleague twin bill against Wyoming. The Lady Wildcats won the first game in a 15-7 slugfest and shut out the Wolves 6-0 in the nightcap. Fresh from capturing their 13th straight O-K Gold...
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