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The cycle of local history includes ‘rinse and repeat’
To the editor: David Britten Here’s the cycle of local history I run into all the time: 1. Something new comes to an area and it’s a big hit. 2.…
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Travis Masselink’s award as firefighter on back order
Travis Masselink was selected as Firefighter of the Year for the 32-member Leighton Township Fire Department, which held its annual banquet and fun night earlier this month. The paper he's…
Posted inObituaries
Service will be Thursday for Bernard Baker, 88
Bernard Baker, age 88, died Friday, March 18, just 12 days shy of his 89th birthday. Bernard loved his family and passed on his work ethic and valuable life lessons.…
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Pop can drive to help Wayland girl have surgery
A pop can drive has been launched to help Cheyenne Williams of Wayland meet expenses for a trip to Seattle to have surgery to correct a defect that triggers seizures…
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Wayland Middle School choirs earn superior ratings
The Wayland Union Middle School seventh and eighth grade choirs earned a Division 1 or "superior" rating from judges at the Middle School Vocal Music Association Festival Thursday, March 17.…
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Harnish, Bottrall named to D-2 all-state bowling team
Kadence Bottrall Bella Harnish Wayland High School senior Bella Harnish and junior Kadence Bottrall both were named to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 all-state bowling team. Harnish…
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Bond requires no ‘new’ taxes, instead tax extension
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “No… Read my lips… No new taxes!” — President George Herbert Walker Bush on…
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Celebration of life is April 2 for driver in truck crash
Michael Wayne Moore, 46, of Allegan, died in a truck crash in Hopkins Township Friday, March 4. He was born Oct. 19, 1975, in Grand Rapids, to Wayne and Kay…
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Army Bob: The U.S. is outsourcing world pollution
by Robert M. Traxler President Joe Biden stopped the importation of Russian oil. Good for him, but think of this: We are now sending diplomats to Venezuela and Iran to…
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‘Cat sprinter Ian Thompson commits to track at MSU
Thompson, shown with football coach Paul Goodwin. Wayland High School senior Ian Thompson has announced he has committed to the Michigan State University track & field program starting next fall.…