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Wayland 8th-grader owns school pole vault record
Evie Mathis Wayland Middle School eighth-grader Evie Mathis has broken the high school pole vault record, and she's not even in high school yet. The daughter of Rick and Cindy…
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Lady Vikings now 7-2 in O-K Silver dual meet contests
Freshman Kambria Moored won both hurdling events. The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team Wednesday took three dual meet contests against O-K Silver Conference rivals and the boys went 2-1 on…
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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) Maple Street in Hopkins, 1908 25 Years Ago — May 5, 1997 The Gun Lake wastewater…
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Pro-choice crowd can only blame themselves for this
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” — Walt Kelly in “Pogo.”…
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A mother works full time to get herself out of the job
by Denise Dykstra We met with some new friends this past weekend and were talking about our families. “Wait, four boys? You have FOUR boys?” one asked. Yes. And look,…
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Memorial service Saturday for Thomas Verberg, 79
Thomas Edward Verberg, age 79, of Wayland, died Sunday, May 1. Tom served his country in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a tank operator. He enjoyed bowling, golf and…
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Jeff Parks chosen as new transportation supervisor
Jeff Parks Tim Washburn Jeff Parks has been chosen the new transportation supervisor for Wayland Union Schools. He succeeds Tim Washburn, who is retiring Friday, May 6, after serving for…
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Hopkins’ bats are booming in 13-3 sweeps of Plainwell
Peyton Roxbury had six hits on the day. The Hopkins softball team’s offensive prowess was reawakened Monday afternoon in a non-conference doubleheader sweep of Plainwell by identical 13-3 scores. The…
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Many seats open for non-partisan November votes
There is a huge number of candidates for the November general election for local non-partisan positions on school boards and Wayland City Council. Four two-year seats will be open for…
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Wayland council approves increased rates for sewer
The Wayland City Council Monday night formally adopted a resolution to raise city sewer rates to make up for a dozen years lapse in fee increases City Manager Josh Eggleston…