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Viking girls, boys start O-K Silver track season with victories

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The Hopkins girls’ and boys’ track teams kicked off their OK-Silver Conference seasons Tuesday afternoon with dual meet victories over Kelloggsville. The Lady Vikings won big, 101-27, while boys took an 82-54 decision. Individual winners for the day for the Hopkins girls were: Nicole Opolski, shot put (30'2"). Bailey Ballard,...
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Longtime local business owner Fred Schwartz passes at 83

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Fred Schwartz, who with wife Mary Lou was a longtime business owner through the years in Wayland, died Monday, April 13. He was 83. Fred and Mary Lou, his wife of 61 years, owned Fred's Country Store, Wayland and Dorr Floral and most recently Wayland Do It Best Hardware. He...
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Rezoning sought for North Main property with 4 buildings

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            Rita Martin and Dave Hager want to sell their property at the corner of Oak and North Main streets, but first they want to have it rezoned from B-1 business to I-1 industrial to better accommodate the four buildings that that exist on the...
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Service will be Friday for Chad MacIntosh, 36, of Gun Lake

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Chad Russell MacIntosh, 36, of Gun Lake, died Saturday, April 11. Chad graduated from Wayland Union High School in 1997 and attended Ferris State University. For many years he had worked as a die maker. The last two years he worked as a Licensed Respiratory Therapist at Metro Health and...
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Sandhill Cafe treats local Leisure Life seniors group to lunch

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Gun Lake Casino Tuesday served lunch to 67 people from Wayland Union Schools Leisure Life group for adults 55+. Penny Salisbury, Leisure Life program coordinator said, "I thank Jeff Sorensen, Community Relations Coordinator, (pictured at left) and Paula Wurm, restaurant manager from the Sandhill Cafe, for their time and efforts...
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Ranger Rick: Chicago – Oh, how the mighty has fallen!

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Many people from this area love to visit Chicago for shopping, professional sports and cultural events. The tall buildings, O’Hare Airport (where many flights originate to other destinations), Shoreline Drive, Miracle Mile, architecture, all are part of a visit to Chicago. But don’t let the hustle, bustle and vibrancy of...
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Hopkins Township gets a little schooling about dust control

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The saga of dealing with dust issues on rural gravel roads continues in eastern Allegan County. Hopkins Township, which has taken the unusual step of eliminating dust control treatments this year altogether, received plenty of information Monday evening from Paul Bolthouse, a constituent who apparently has done plenty of research...
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Wildcat golfers already 2-0 for the season

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The Wayland boys’ varsity golf team won its second dual match in two tries this season Monday afternoon at its home course with a 175-260 victory over Wyoming. Nick Losinger was the Wildcats’ top scorer with a 42. Robert Mucci and Jake Omness both shot a. Wayland defeated Byron Center...
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Clippers play better, but still drop doubleheader at Decatur

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The Martin varsity baseball team played a lot better Monday than in its season opener earlier this month, but the result was the same. The Clippers dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Decatur, 4-3 and 13-1, and saw their overall record slide to 0-4. Martin led 3-1 going into...
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Ali Cutler’s hat trick, Anderson’s goalie work beats Allendale

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The Wayland High School girls' soccer team girls came back from spring break sluggishness in an early start to win 3-0 on the road against Allendale Monday afternoon. Junior Ali Cutler came up with a hat trick, scoring all three goals for the Wildcats, with Haley Thelen assisting on two....
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