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You can’t put dock on public beach, Green Lake citizens learn
A group of nearly a dozen Green Lake residents learned Thursday night that they cannot operate and use a dock and fire pit at the township park on the south…
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Hunter Brown’s 3-hitter gives Wildcats doubleheader split
Senior captain Hunter Brown tossed a three-hitter to lead Wayland to a 3-1 victory Wednesday in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Hastings. The Wildcats had lost the first game…
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Seventeen WHS graduating seniors earn better than 4.0 GPAs
The Wayland High School Class of 2015 will graduate later this month and 17 of its members have achieved top academic honors. Seventeen seniors share the honor of “Summa Cum…
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Teunissen, Winger toss no-hitters as ‘Cats sweep 2 again
The Wayland varsity softball team, still ranked No. 1 in the latest statewide Class B poll, improved its overall season record to 19-1 with two victories over Hastings Wednesday in…
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Lady Wildcats blank Ottawa Hills to improve record to 10-5-1
The Wayland varsity girls' soccer team followed up its big conference win Monday against South Christian with a fourth consecutive conference victory, beating Ottawa Hills 8-0 Wednesday night. The victory…
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Sunday afternoon ceremony to honor Martin’s Andrew Bee
The Sons of the Union Veterans chapter of Plainwell will conduct a special ceremony at East Martin Cemetery at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, honoring the Martin man said to…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 164
25 Years Ago — May 9, 1990 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners voted 12-1 to allow all 24 townships to decide whether they will apply a $25 per household…
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Democracy Tree: Proposal 1 money trail was a one-way street
by Amy Kerr Hardin The Michigan roads proposal, billed as "road kill" after its resounding defeat Tuesday, was paved with cash, but it flowed in mostly one direction. Regardless of…
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Local millage requests dragged to defeat by state proposal
Voters in Dorr and Martin townships apparently weren’t in any mood Tuesday to approve tax increases for roads, nor fire equipment. Just like the state-wide proposal to hike the sales…
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Wildcat boys edge South Christian by taking 1600-meter relay
The Wayland boys' track team defeated South Christian 70-65 in an exciting meet that came down to the last race of the night, the 1600-meter relay. Wildcats Justin Fleser, Owen…