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Hopkins grad earns bevy of awards at County Fair pig show
Rachael Weber, a 2015 graduate of Hopkins High School, had a wildly successful pig show at the Allegan Country Fair this week. She was among the top four in senior…
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Service will be Wednesday in Orangeville for Mandy Reinke
Mandy Reinke, age 35, of Martin, died Friday, Sept. 9. She was born Oct. 13, 1980, in Kalamazoo to Dick and Debra (Coryell) Kraima. She was the older of two…
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Straight ticket voting issue shows politics makes strange bedfellows
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Yes indeed, friends, politics makes strange bedfellows. Despite the Republican State Legislature’s passage of…
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Hopkins scores at least 30 again, but loses 2nd straight contest
The Hopkins varsity football team suffered its second straight loss, 34-30, at the hands of O-K Silver Conference rival Belding. The Vikings certainly don't have a problem scoring points, as…
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Martin posts 2nd straight win with solid grid defense, 28-8
Any coach in any sport will say defense wins game, and Martin proved that again shutting down Marcellus 28-8. The victory was the Clippers' second in a row and their…
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Wroblewski’s FG gives Wildcats ‘Thrilla in Midvilla’ 10-7 victory
Junior kicker Austin Wroblewski’s 23-yard field goal with time expired on the clock lifted Wayland to a 10-7 “Thrilla in Midvilla” victory Friday evening. The Wildcats twice in the fourth…
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Wayland Food Service named Chartwells Account of the Year
Wayland Union Schools this summer was named the Chartwells Account of the Year for the Great Lakes Region which is made up of 168 school districts. The district was selected…
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Lady Wildcat golfers finish 5th at O-K Gold jamboree
The Wayland girls' varsity golf team finished fifth among seven teams in the latest O-K Gold Conference jamboree Thursday with a team score of 208 at Egypt Valley, the home…
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New Leighton Twp. Hall will be ready for Nov. 8 election
Leighton Township voters will be able to use the new township hall for the Nov. 8 general election, according to Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis. Work on the new offices, an…
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Services will be Tuesday for WHS graduate Arthur ‘Harry’ Shade
Arthur "Harry" Shade, age 72, of Hudsonville, a 1963 graduate of Wayland High School, died Wednesday, Sept. 7. He is survived by his wife, Sheryl; children, Danielle and Cory McClellan,…