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Army Bob: We are at war with the ideology of radical Islam
by Robert M. Traxler We are at war with an ideology, the ideology of radical Islam, in the same way we were at war with the ideology of communism during…
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Services planned for Monday for Marvin Potter, 79, of Wayland
Marvin Potter, age 79, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Trillium Woods. Marv was born on Nov. 19, 1935, in Grand Rapids, son of Alfred and Betty Potter. He…
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Lady Wildcat bowlers lose 17-13 to Hudsonville Unity Christian
A subpar performance Thursday cost the Wayland girls' varsity bowling team a league dual match encounter with Hudsonville Unity Christian, 17-13. The Lady Wildcats came out and won both of…
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Leighton Twp. must decide between new fire truck or repair old one
The Leighton Township Board soon will have to decide whether to buy a new fire truck or have a 24-year-old unit repaired. Fire Chief Tony Banas and two other department…
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Leighton Township Board plans budget workshop, public hearing
The Leighton Township Board will have a budget workshop at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, and then a public hearing on the proposed 2015-16 fiscal year budget at 6:30 p.m.…
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Lady Wildcat JVs finally subdue stubborn Middleville squad, 43-35
Middleville Thornapple Kellogg gave the Wayland junior varsity girls' basketball team quite a tussle Thursday evening before the Wildcats finally pulled away in the fourth quarter to claim a 43-35…
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‘Robin Hood & the Heroes of Sherwood Forest’ will be Feb. 27-March 1
Wayland Union High School students will present a classic story, "Robin Hood & the Heroes of Sherwood Forest," Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, Feb. 27-March 1 in the…
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WHS varsity, novice debate teams compete in GVSU tournament
The Wayland Union High School varsity debate team went 3-3 and the first-year novice team 2-4 at the Grand Valley State Championship tournament held the weekend of Feb. 6 and…
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Democracy Tree: Michigan’s competing bills on same-sex adoption
by Amy Kerr Hardin State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) introduced legislation earlier this month to allow second-parent adoptions. House Bill-4133 would allow unmarried partners of biological parents and sole…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: I liked my 1st meal at the Auction House Cafe
After all these years, I finally dined at the Auction House Café Wednesday evening. The place has been a fixture in Wayland since 1936, and yet I didn’t eat there…