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Basura: Close encounters with a now departed champion
“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” — Jimi Hendrix, musician and…
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Service will be Saturday in Dorr for Faye Hurst, 91
Faye Hurst, age 91, died Tuesday, June 7. She is survived by her sons, James Gary (Donna) Hurst of Cobb Lake, Tim of Lansing, daughter-in-law Carol of Byron Center; five…
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About 120 citizens attend assessing school needs forum
The first of three public forums this summer on assessing the physical needs of the Wayland school district drew about 120 people Wednesday night. A good crowd listened briefly to…
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Leah Sprague-Fodor is new chair of Gun Lake Tribe
Leah Sprague-Fodor has been sworn in as official chairperson of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe). Sprague-Fodor was selected by the Tribal Council to serve as chairperson…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 219
25 Years Ago — June 12, 1991 Neighbors of the Beechwood Hills Christian Encampment complained to the Hopkins Township Board about dumping of waste in the woods in back of…
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Library Director Natalie Bazan Dorr Citizen of the Year
Natalie Bazan (left), director of the Dorr Township and Hopkins District libraries, has been selected Dorr Township Citizen of the Year by the Dorr Lions Club. Bazan has been director…
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Award-winning WHS math teacher earns doctorate
Wayland High School math teacher Linda Anderson now can be referred to properly as Dr. Linda Anderson. A math teacher at WHS since 1997, she has earned her PhD in…
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Lady Vikings finish season with 26-10 overall record
The Hopkins varsity softball team had the school's larest numbers of season victories, fashioning a 26-10 overall record. Three of the squad's losses were to O-K Silver Conference and Division…
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Ranger Rick: Trump causing GOP metamorphosis
My cousin came to me one time after completing her degree requirements and asked if she should continue on with a master’s degree after her bachelor's completion. I commented it…
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Service Saturday for Garland Roberts, 85, of Wayland
Garland Roberts Jr., 85, of Wayland, died Thursday, June 2. Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, June 10, at Brown's Funeral Home, 627 Jefferson Ave SE,…