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Wildcat boys’ soccer team opens season with 2 losses
The Wayland boys’ varsity soccer team is off to an 0-2 start after losses Friday at home to Comstock Park 4-1 and Monday 3-0 at Zeeland East. The first half…
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Lady Wildcats take 3rd in Traverse City volleyball tourney
The Wayland High School varsity volleyball team opened its season Saturday at the Traverse City Central Invitational and finished in third place. The Lady Wildcats won four matches, lost once…
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Lady Vikings win Lawton volleyball tournament title
The Hopkins varsity volleyball team defeated five opponents Saturday at the Lawton Invitational to capture the tournament title. The Lady Vikings defeated Bridgman 21-14 and 21-19 in the finals after…
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Ranger Rick: Our troubles can be traced to Chickenman times
Years ago, many years ago (50 years) a program on radio called “Chickenman” – the most fantastic crime fighter the world has ever known — came on every day on…
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Pine Street Elementary, high school pool days numbered
Plans for building or updating Wayland Union school district facilities are getting more into focus after the second community forum Monday night with about three dozen citizens in attendance. It’s…
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Clippers marching band plays 2 tunes for cancer patient
The Martin High School Clipper marching band took a break from band camp to play for a band member's grandmother Wednesday, Aug. 17. Ethan Jonker's grandmother, Jamie Hayes, underwent surgery…
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Monday Moanin’: Adequacy study inadequate, but so is funding
by Jeff Salisbury Late in the Lame Duck legislative session of 2014, Democrats won what they thought was a major victory in getting the Republican-led legislature and Gov. Snyder to…
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Their ‘Finest Hours’: How the Coast Guard earns its pay
by Barry Hastings If you haven't read the book (or seen the movie) The Finest Hours, by Michael Touugias and Casey Sherman (Scribner paperback, 2015), run out and buy a…
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Wayland women dominate Miss Allegan County pageant
Mary Bush (left) of Wayland Union High School was selected the new Miss Allegan Outstanding Teen 2017 and Rachel Bouterse, a Wayland High School graduate now representing Aquinas College at…
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Strongest storms of 2016 include tornadoes to the northwest
Tornado warnings sounded all over Allegan County just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday as funnel clouds were sighted in Bangor and Fennville. The tornado was reported moving north and it was…