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WHS String Orchestra members video bomb Today Show
Members of the Wayland High School String Orchestra video bombed the Today Show in New York City Thursday morning. The musicians were in the Big Apple as part of a…
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Hopkins school district sinking fund vote will be May 3
Hopkins Public Schools will ask voters in the district Tuesday, May 3, to approve a sinking fund for 1.6 mills over five years to pay for facility improvement projects. Some…
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Short-handed Lady Wildcats lose on track to Hastings
The Wayland girls' track team had to take on O-K Gold Conference rival Hastings Wednesday without about a third of its members, who were taking part instead in the New…
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Former Wayland principal Dave Britten to retire as Lee Supt.
Wyoming Godfrey Lee Superintendent David Britten has announced his retirement at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. Britten, 61, who is stepping down after eight years at the helm…
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Vikings blank Northpointe on Brechting’s pitching gem
Hopkins pitcher Zach Brechting kept NorthPointe Christian off the scoreboard for all seven innings he was on the rubber Wednesday in a 5-0 victory. Brechting allowed no runs on five…
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Lady Vikings turn back Silver opponent Northpointe 1-0
The Hopkins girls' varsity soccer team improved its overall record to 3-4-1 and 1-0-1 in the O-K Silver Conference with a 10 shutout win over Northpointe Christian Wednesday. Amber Caywood…
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Wildcats defeat Hastings in Gold dual to lift record to 2-1
The Wayland boys' track team took a 76-61 decision Wednesday at Hastings to move its O-K Gold Conference dual meet record to 2-1. "The boys emerged victorious with some excellent…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past Part 213
25 Years Ago — May 1, 1991 Bickering over right of way issues has canceled the improvement project for 133rd Avenue on the north side of Wayland Township, according to…
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Services held in Ohio for Hopkins grad Doug Fleser, 63
Fleser, Doug, age 63, a native of Burnips and a 1971 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Saturday, April 23. Doug was retired from Wright-Patt Air Force Base in Ohio…
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60-year-old Christian Reformed buildings come tumbling down
The old south wing of the Wayland Christian Reformed Church has come down this week near the Rabbit River Park and Sandy Creek Nursing Center in the northeast section of…