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Wildcats 4th in 1st O-K Gold golf jamboree
The Wayland boys' golf team finished fourth in the first O-K Gold Conference jamboree of the season Tuesday at the Gracewill Golf Course. Hastings finished first in the meet with a…
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Wildcats top Catholic Central to even Gold dual record
The Wayland boys' track team evened its record in the O-K Gold Conference at 1-1 with a 76-61 victory Wednesday over Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Houseman Field. The Wildcats…
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Hopkins’ Bailey Ballard to ‘throw’ at Aquinas College
Bailey Ballard, daughter of Robin and Brian Ballard of Hopkins, has signed her national letter of intent to continue her track and field career at Aquinas College. Ballard has been…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 212
25 Years Ago — April 24, 1991 Customers who are delinquent in payments to the Gun Lake Area Sewer Authority will face penalties in terms of fees, which total about…
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Jijak Foundation plans Native American food growing summit
The Jijak Foundation, a non-profit Native American educational organization of the Gun Lake Tribe in Hopkins Township, announced it will be host for the 2016 Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit…
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Lady Vikings track team successfully begins Silver defense
The Hopkins girls’ track team successfully began its defense of the O-K Silver Conference championship with a convincing 92-45 dual victory Tuesday over Calvin Christian. The Lady Vikings were supposed…
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WHS senior performs in honors choir at WMU festival
Mitchell Lapham, senior at Wayland Union High School, performed at the Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival Honors Choir. He was one of three Bass 2 singers out of 60 students who qualified…
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Basura: Gambling’s lure — thrill of uncertainty releases dopamine
“Something tells me it’s all happenin’ at the zoo I do believe it. I do believe it’s true.” — Simon & Garfunkel My wife and I go to a casino…
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Vikings boys open Silver season with loss to Calvin Christian
The Hopkins boys’ track team opened the dual meet season in the OK-Silver Conference with an 87.5 to 52.5 loss to Grandville Calvin Christian. Event winners for the Vikings were…
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Services planned Friday for Tom ‘Rabbit’ Rybiski, 73
Thomas S. “Rabbit” Rybiski, age 73 of Middleville, died Monday, April 18. Tom was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the Wayland VFW and the American Legion.…