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Basura: Marching orders landed me a day of mess duty
“I'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.” — Bill Watterson, “Calvin & Hobbes” Once, very early in my military service,…
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Funeral will be Wednesday for HHS grad Harvey Bleeker
Harvey Bentheim Bleeker, 87, a 1947 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Tuesday, June 14. Born Sept. 9, 1928, in Diamond Springs, Mich., to Gerrit and Hazel Dannenberg) Bleeker he…
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Fresh Food Fairy kicks off summer ‘Funtastic’ program
Wayland's Henika District Library kicked off Tuesday morning at Steeby Elementary with the Fresh Food Fairy. Kids learned how "fresh food is fun!" They received a free meal for the…
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Salem Township showed the way in dealing with dust control
ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. At the risk of being misunderstood again, I submit another example that taxes…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 220
25 Years Ago — June 19, 1991 Allegan County will have to under go the redistricting process soon in the wake of final results of the 1990 census. A special…
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Wayland man to be tried in Circuit Court in fatal crash
Dale Robert Melick, 53, of Wayland, has waived his right to a hearing in Allegan County District Court and now will face charges in connection with the fatal traffic crash…
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July 26 is deadline for filing for school board posts
Both the Wayland and Hopkins Boards of Education will have four seats up for election in the November general this year and Martin has two, and 4 p.m. Tuesday, July…
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Plan Commission ‘ugly step-sister’ in getting new sign?
Wayland City Planning Commission Chairman J.D. Gonzales Tuesday asked city officials why the process in getting a new electronic sign installed across the fire barn didn’t include input from the…
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Lady Wildcats’ ‘rebuilding’ season ends in quarterfinals
The Wayland girls' softball season came to an end in the state Division 2 quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon at Davenport University. The Lady Wildcats lost 14-2, much in the same manner…
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Ranger Rick: A common sense explanation of building a wall
The idea of constructing a wall between the U.S. and Mexico is either cheered or jeered, depending mostly on your political affiliation and feelings toward illegal immigration. The vast majority…