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Viking boys capture 3rd consecutive hoops win
Hopkins' boys' basketball team Monday evening claimed its third straight triumph after that 0-5 start to the season, and in the process now owns a 2-0 record in the latest…
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City officials vote to get the ball rolling on new public safety building
The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to pat $7,500 to In-form Architects of Kalamazoo for planning the design of a public safety building on Reno Drive near the industrial…
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City of Wayland voters to decide trash hauler issue in May 5 election
The City of Wayland will put to voters the question of who and how many will be a trash hauler within the city limits. Because the State Legislature has decided…
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Wayland may get a new Main and Superior traffic light this year
The City of Wayland has a good chance to have a new traffic light sometime this year at the intersection of Main and Superior streets downtown, but council members were…
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Current Allegan County stray dogs:
All stray pets at the Allegan County Shelter have a short “stray hold,” waiting for their family to reclaim them. If you see your pet in this photo gallery it…
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WHS grad Autumn Anderson is Hope College point guard
Autumn Anderson, a 2012 graduate of Wayland High School, has taken over duties at point guard for the Hope College women's basketball team this season. Anderson, who was a standout…
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Electronic recycling offered at Dorr, Hopkins libraries through Jan. 27
Area residents can recycle their old computers (and computer accessories), batteries, electric power tools and much more for free at the Hopkins and Dorr libraries through Jan. 27. For more…
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The muck starts here: ‘Buckshott, Part Deux’
by Barry Hastings ‘War on Terror’ prosecution incompetent The oft repeated question of journalists and citizens today is, "What's our strategy for preventing attacks of the type we're seeing across…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: MLK’s teachings, legacy similar to those of Jesus
As the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday approaches, I submit that the way we view Dr. King has some interesting similarities with how we regard Jesus Christ. The…
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DEMOCRACY TREE: It’s illegal in Michigan to take Lord’s name in vain
Blasphemy: blas•phe•my [noun] Profane talk of something supposed to be sacred; impious irreverence. (Oxford English Dictionary) Illegal in Michigan? You bet! Well, bloody hell — who knew? Take the Lord’s…