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Splash pad now open for the summer at City Park
The ever-popular splash pad now is open for the summer of 2023, city officials have announced. The attraction in the City Park will be open essentially from sunup to dusk…
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Martin boys 3rd at D-4 MITCA meet, Wildcats 6th
The Wayland boys’ varsity track team placed sixth among 15 teams in the Division 2 Michigan Coaches’ Track Association state meet Saturday at Berrien Springs. Martin, meanwhile, placed third in…
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Dangerous dry conditions prompt local burning bans
Broadcast meterologists have been saying this month has been one of the driest on record, and area fire departments have issued bans on burning leaves and rubbish as a result.…
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Jessica Merchant to coach in College World Series
Softball certainly is a family affair for the Ritz/Merchant clan, originally from Wayland. Assistant coach Jessica Merchant help guide Stanford to its third-ever appearance at the College World Series set…
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Recent local grads to be in ‘Ring of Fire’ all-star game
Mady Weber Mady Terry Hopkins' Mady Weber and Wayland's Mady Terry will be among the players who have been selected to take part in the "Ring of Fire" all-star basketball…
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Three Allegan County judges will be elected in ’24
Roberts Kengis Allegan County Circuit Court Chief Justice Roberts Kengis has announced he is retiring after serving on the bench for five years. Kengis first served as an assistant prosecutor…
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MSU-Penn State takeover of Ford Field is shameful
“The love of money is the root of all evil.” — The Apostle Paul “Money doesn’t talk, it swears.” — Bob Dylan “Now y’see… That’s what’s wrong with this country…"…
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Basura: Why I don’t support latest House bill about guns
“If arming more people meant we would be safer, we would be the safest country in the world.” — Shannon Watts I’ve been considering gun control lately. I suppose I was…
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Hopkins girls pull off a split against O-K Gold runner-up
First sacker Avery Osborn next week will play her last regular season game for Hopkins. Hopkins High School softball coach Amy Funk has deliberately tried to have her team play…
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Army Bob: NAACP worried about losing core support
by Robert M. Traxler A travel warning has been issued to people of color; black, brown and LBGTQ Plus, Plus, folks to stay out of Florida, it is a dangerous…