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Ranger Rick: Eventually, the welfare parasite will kill its host
Think back to years ago in Wayland, if you are age 45 or older, to a time when you knew when to come home for dinner because you heard the…
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Rosemary Anger hired as new assessor for Martin Twp.
Rosemary Anger of Hastings has been selected as assessor for Martin Township. She and two other finalists were scheduled for interviews Monday evening with the Township Board, after which the…
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Former Kessler’s employee Sandra Hammer passes at age 61
Sandra K. Hammer, 61, of Allegan, who worked for many years at Kessler's Undies and Woolies in Wayland, died Saturday, Aug. 27, at Wings Home in Allegan. Born March 5,…
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Local Rabbit River folk gathering canceled for September
There will be no Rabbit River folk music gathering this Saturday evening at the Vibrant Grains Bakery and Restaurant downtown because it falls on Labor Day weekend. "Instead we are…
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‘Recar Nation’ is new name for used car dealership downtown
After Woody Woodcox bought the former Wayland Motor Sales used car business from Nick Oetman, the dealership has been re-named "Recar Nation." The firm that is managing the local business,…
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Two former Vikings listed on Northwood football roster
Two former Hopkins football standouts are members of this fall's Northwood University gridiron squad, both as linemen. Junior offensive lineman Matt Modreske and red-shirted freshman defensive lineman Jalen Kisner are…
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Viking boys’ soccer team edges Otsego in 1-0 shutout
The Hopkins boys' varsity soccer team pushed its season record to 2-1 with a thrilling 1-0 victory Monday over Otsego Joe Bala came up with the game's only goal, with…
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Grand Rapids Christian defeats Wayland 6-1 in soccer
The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team opened up O-K Gold Conference play Monday evening by losing 6-1 to one of the league's new schools, Grand Rapids Christian. Coach Ben Sleeman…
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Ending Hopkins-Wayland football ‘Border War’ has been costly
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. MLive.com, the edition formerly known as the Grand Rapids Press, published a story last…
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Monday Moanin’: Eight things to know about Michigan ACT scores
(Detroit Free Press) ACT scores are up slightly for Michigan students, according to national data released today. Now the SAT is part of the state high school exam. Michigan students will…