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Brandon Elementary OM team places 15th at world finals
The Odyssey of the Mind team from Brandon Elementary School in Martin finished in 15th place in its division out of 50 teams from the U.S. and foreign countries. The…
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Lady Wildcats’ soccer season ended by defending champion
The Wayland girls' varsity soccer season came to a finish Thursday night at Mattawan High School in a 4-1 loss to three-time time defending state champion Gull Lake. "The game…
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Funeral will be Tuesday for former Hopkins woman
Ruth (Crisman) Sneathen, 94, of Sherwood Township and a former resident of Hopkins, died Wednesday, June 1, at Bronson at Home Hospice in Battle Creek. A celebration of Ruth's life…
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Joint service is June 7 for Marian and Walter Gillett
Marian Elva Gillett, 100,died June 1 just three days after her husband of 77 years, Walter. They both were former teachers in the Wayland school system. She was born to…
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Army Bob: Bill Clinton’s peccadillos are helping Trump
by Robert M. Traxler Mr. Donald Trump thanks his lucky stars that former President William J. B. Clinton exists. The 12-round heavyweight fight with Senator Hillary R. Clinton will be…
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Watson Twp. appoints Dan Bailey to Plan Commission
Donald Bailey was appointed to the Watson Township Planning Commission Thursday evening. Bailey will succeed Dave Carter, who had been chairman of the group before an nouncing earlier this year…
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Watson to consider switching from land line to cell phones
A routine discussion about monthly payment of bills turned into consideration by the Watson Township Board of changing or altering phone service. Supervisor Pam Brown told her colleagues Thursday night…
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Gun Lake Tribe, Casino to host electronic recycling
The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) and Gun Lake Casino will be host for an electronics recycling event from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9 near…
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Father of Green Acres administrator dies in Missouri
Frank P. Barker III, father of Green Acres Assisted Living Administrator Jenny Barker Osentoski, died May 30 in his home in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Frank was born in Santa Ana,…
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Hit-and-run motorist who struck bicycler being sought
The Michigan State Police Wayland Post is asking for help in locating the suspect motorist in a hit and run personal injury crash at about 10:25 p.m. Wednesday on 135th…