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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 16, 1997 The Wayland High School junior class slate of officers…
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Seventeen Wildcats win O-K Gold all-league accolades
Wayland High School athletes who were named to the O-K Gold all-conference teams for spring 2022 are shown here, including seven representatives of the 37-2 softball team. (Back row, from…
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Editor has been wrong about past bonds for pool
The editor of this on-line community news service apologizes most sincerely for occasionally spreading misinformation about the Aug. 2 Wayland Union School bond proposal for a new swim pool. The…
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Memorial service June 25 for Bette Wisniewski Baker
A memorial mass will be held at St Therese at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, for Bette Wisniewski, a longtime Wayland resident who died earlier this year in St. Ignace…
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Hot, humid weather calls off Dorr Flag Day ceremony
June 14 is the traditional date for Flag Day, and in these parts it was a day to either stay inside with air conditioning or get wet, such as with…
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Pony Express parade kicks off Martin’s summer season
by Denise Dykstra Summer has arrived! And with it, a parade to welcome its arrival! Here at my home, we are one week into summer vacation. The boys were house…
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Celebration of Life for WHS grad Terry Hayes Saturday
Terry D. Hayes, a 1963 Wayland High School graduate and basketball player, died May 8 in Los Angeles, Calif. Terrence Dell Hayes was born on Nov. 19, 1945, in Traverse…
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Wayland School Board has new VP, new treasurer
Cinnamon Mellema Pete Zondervan The Wayland Board of Education did a little bit of musical chairs Monday night in a pseudo election of officers for the 2022-23 academic year. Vice…
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Five Lady Vikings named to all-Silver softball squad
Five members of the Hopkins varsity softball team have been named to the O-K Silver All-Conference team, two of them freshmen, two seniors and a sophomore. The seniors were Emily…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Monterey Township
A motorcyclist was killed and his female passenger seriously injured in a crash Sunday night in Monterey Township. Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies said man driving the motorcycle left the road…