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No details yet on services for Larry Van Volkinburg
Larry Dean Van Volkinburg, age 88, of Shelbyville died Monday, Jan. 24. Larry was born June 26, 1933 and he was a graduate of Wayland High School. There have not…
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All Wayland and Martin teams taste defeat Tuesday
Brett Bulsma (2) goes near the rim. Both the Wayland boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams lost non-conference basketball encounters Tuesday evening. The Lady Wildcats saw their overall season record…
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Snow dump closes schools and Then & Now library
The anticipated snowstorm across West Michigan delivered plenty of the white stuff Wednesday morning, enough to close Hopkins, Martin and Wayland schools for the day and all evening activities as…
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Bowler from Hopkins High School rolls a perfect 300
Charlie Brown Hopkins High School varsity bowler Charlie Brown achieved a rare feat Monday in high school competition in the Vikings O-K Silver Conference dual match against Belding by rolling…
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Boys’ and girls’ Viking hoop squads fall vs. Plainwell
The Hopkins girls' and boys' basketball teams did not fare well Tuesday evening in non-league contests against Plainwell. The girls dropped a 37-32 decision and the boys lost 62-46. The…
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Steeby Elementary wins literacy award from DAR
The teachers and staff members at Steeby Elementary. Steeby Elementary in the Wayland Union school system has been recognized by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) for…
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Wayland City Concerts in the Park lineup announced
Wayland City Clerk Leann Claussen has announced this year's lineup for the annual City Park Concerts in August. The shows will be presented every Friday in August from 6 to…
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Funeral set for Saturday for Sandra MacVean of Martin
Sandra MacVean of Martin died Friday, Jan. 28. Born Sept. 25, 1934, to Eldon VanLent Sr. and Marie (Brown) VanLent of Otsego, she was 87. Sandra graduated from Otsego High…
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We partied at home during infamous Polar Vortex of ’19
by Denise Dykstra With a winter storm forecast to arrive this week, I did some serious meal prep work to hopefully not have to go out before the storm when…
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Both Wildcat bowl teams take out Catholic Central
It was a pretty good couple of outings Monday afternoon at the Rock 'N Bowl Lanes, where the home team Wayland boys and Lady Wildcats came up with dual match…