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Funeral Tuesday in Byron Center for Dorothy Short, 76
Dorothy Carolyn Short, age 76, died Wednesday, April 19, at her home in Wayland. She was born on March 23, 1947, in LaFollette, Tenn., to Maude and Charles Smith. She…
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Both Hopkins track teams win Watervliet Relays titles
Both the Hopkins varsity girls’ and boys’ track and field teams came away from the 50th annual Watervliet Relays Friday as champions. The Lady Vikings scored 77 team points, Schoolcraft…
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Wildcats score only one 1st in Allegan Invitational
The Wayland boys’ varsity track team Friday finished third in the 15-team Allegan Invitational with 67 points, just missing second place by two points. The girls’ squad settled for seventh…
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Wayland Robotics picked for alliance in last round
The Wayland High School Robotics team #6090 has been chosen to join an alliance for the final day of competition at the worlds tournament in Houston Saturday. The local group…
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Services Wednesday for Winona Weber of Burnips
Winona Weber, age 92 of Burnips, died Thursday, April 20. Winona was an active member of Burnips United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School and VBS, sang at many…
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Lady Vikings lose nonloop doubleheader with Lowell
Ava VanderKolk unloaded a grand slam homer. Hopkins stepped out of O-K Silver Conference softball action Friday and dropped both ends of a doubleheader to a pretty good Lowell outfit.…
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WHS grad among top 17 in NCAA pitching category
Former Wayland High School pitching ace Emma Ludema currently ranks 17th in the nation among NCAA Division III schools in the category of ratio of walks to strikeouts at 8.83…
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JC Wheeler Library in Martin seeks new director
Alicia Kershaw J.C. Wheeler Public Library in downtown Martin is seeking a library director “who will be a committed partner in helping to ensure the library remains a community staple…
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Wayland Robotics wins 6 of 10 in worlds at Houston
The Wayland High School Robotics team #6090 won six of 10 matches in the world competition over the first two days Thursday and Friday in Houston. They went 3-2 in…
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Dems object to Allegan County GOP’s manifesto
The Allegan County Democratic Party has issued a written protest against “a letter from right-wing activists in Allegan County” that was leaked earlier this week. Allegan County Democratic Party Chair…