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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…
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Martin group wants to put on a winter festival Feb. 28
The Martin Main Street program plans to have its first-ever Winter Festival from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. "This will be our first annual festival and we are…
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City Council Chambers entrance project completed
Anyone who wants to go to a Wayland City Council meeting at the rear entrance of City Hall now has a much more user-friendly entrance into Council Chambers. A project…
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Does Wayland’s basketball program have a mysterious problem?
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. No helicopter parent, nor school administrator, nor community bigwig ever should be allowed to…
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Wildcat JV girls claim 5th straight hoops victory, 48-25
The Wayland High School junior varsity extended its winning streak to five Thursday evening by turning back Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 48-25. Coach Coralie Miller's Wildcats have not lost since Dec.…