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New WHS varsity baseball coach brings strong family ties

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Wayland High School’s new varsity baseball coach is no stranger, of course, to baseball, but he’s no stranger to Wayland, either. Though he grew up in Carson City, Travis Wilcox is the son of former Wildcat baseball player Tom Wilcox and the grandson of longtime local residents Gale and Roberta...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Hailey Houck stars as Bobby Thompson

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Baseball has such a rich history of more than a century that it offers special events never forgotten. One such event occurred almost 64 years ago, in the fall of 1951, when Bobby Thompson hit “The shot that was heard ‘round the world.” Thompson’s three-run homer was a walkoff in...
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Lady Wildcats capture 2nd state championship in 9 years

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Coach Cheri Ritz and her Wayland softball team Saturday morning proved they were indeed the No. 1 Division 2 team in the state all along. The Lady Wildcats defeated Frankenmuth 11-0 in the state championship game at Michigan State University. It was their first state title since they did the...
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Latest iPad expense might be robbing Peter to pay Paul

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Words of wisdom from two different philosophies can demonstrate the difficulty in assessing the Wayland Board of Education’s 5-2 vote Monday night to borrow $640,000 at 2.5% interest to fund the expanded iPad computer...
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Services Monday in Allegan for Dorr native Patricia Lane, 82

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Patricia Ann Lane, 82, of Allegan, died Thursday, June 11, at the Allegan County Medical Care Community. Mrs. Lane was born July 14, 1932, in Dorr Township, the daughter of Milo and Margaret (Bieber) Bartz. Pat graduated from Allegan High School, Class of 1957, she was a member of the...
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Army Bob: Shrinking warrior class is 1/2% of U.S. population

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An offshoot of the “All Volunteer Force” is a growing warrior class; our military is currently composed of one half of one percent of our population according to Military Times. Military Times reports that 80 percent of those serving come from a family where a parent or sibling is or...
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Martin summer festival event planned for Saturday, July 25

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The Village of Martin and Martin Township are planning a local summer festival in the downtown area. Alice Kelsey, a Village Council member and JC Wheeler Library director, told the Martin Township Board Wednesday evening that plans call for the event to be held Saturday, July 25. Kelsey said the...
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Leighton officials getting more serious about new twp. hall

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Leighton Township Board members Thursday evening decided to get a little more serious about plans to have a new township hall built on the same land as the township library. Trustee John Hooker said, “I think it’s time something is done soon. We’ve outgrown this (current) facility.” The township hall...
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Chip and cracked seal, fog coat to be done on 144th Ave.

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The Leighton Township Board Thursday night approved a cracked seal, chip seal and fog coat resurfacing job for 144th Avenue from Kalamazoo Avenue to Ninth Street at a cost of $45,000. Turned down, meanwhile, was a proposal for the same kind of work on Green Lake Road on South and...
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Leighton Twp. Plan Commission Chairman stepping down

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The Leighton Township Board is looking for a citizen willing to serve on the Township Planning Commission. Supervisor Steve Deer Thursday night announced that Plan Commission Chairman Al Zuidema has stepped down because he has moved to Byron Center. Scott Chestnut has been named as his successor as chairman. “We...
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