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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 211
25 Years Ago — April 17, 1991 Four area fire departments battled a barn fire in Salem Township that killed two dry cows. Yankee Springs Township has agreed to pay…
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Wildcats lose doubleheader to Plainwell, 9-1 and 2-1
The Wayland varsity baseball team absorbed a pair of defeats at the hands of Plainwell Tuesday in a doubleheader sweep. The Wildcats, seeing their first action since spring break, lost…
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Lady Wildcat track team bests 2 opponents in opener
The Wayland girls' track team had a wildly successful season opener Tuesday afternoon by besting both Wyoming and Kelloggsville. The Lady Wildcats accumulated 88 points, Wyoming had 32 and Kelloggsville…
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Lady Wildcats drop 5-1 soccer contest to Zeeland West
The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team suffered a 5-1 defeat on a night that field conditions at home forced them to travel to Zeeland West for a non-conference matchup with…
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Hopkins Middle School to present ’13 The Musical’ April 28-30
“13 The Musical” will be performed on stage at Hopkins Middle School Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 28, 29 and 30. The plot: “Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast…
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Gun Lake Casino to double in size, add entertainment, dining
The Gun Lake Casino in summer 2017 the casino will be almost twice its current size, including a buffet restaurant, a high limit gaming room and a new Stage 131…
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Lady Vikings take twin bill to push softball record to 5-1
The Hopkins High School softball team lifted its overall season record to 5-1 Tuesday afternoon with a doubleheader sweep of nonleague opponent Zeeland East, 10-9 and 10-6. Hailey Burch threw…
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Kinsley Zondervan released from hospital after 2 surgeries
The roller coaster ride that has characterized so much the life of seven-month-old Kinsley Zondervan, daughter of Steeby Elementary teacher Kristiana and Wayland Board of Education member Pete Zondervan, has…
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Martin’s Garrett Dill tosses no-hitter at Zion Christian
Garrett Dill threw a five inning no-hitter and Martin's baseball squad beat Zion Christian 10-0 Tuesday in its season opener. Zion slipped to 1-2. Dill walked three and struck out…
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Hilliards Corner Lounge apparently has closed its doors
There has been more than a little bit of chatter on Facebook over the past couple of days about Hilliards Lounge being closed at its location on 135th Avenue and…