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WHS educator wins Mich. Youth Dance Fest award
Leigh Ann Hill, dance director at Wayland High Schoool, was honored with the 2024 K-12 Educator of the Year Award at the annual Michigan Youth Dance Festival. Mrs. Hill has…
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Vikings lose 8-6 to Sparta, fall to 2nd in O-K Silver
The Hopkins softball dropped the second game of a doubleheader against Sparta Wednesday, 8-6, to fall to second place in the final O-K Silver Conference standings. Calvin Christian won the…
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Wildcats score 29th O-K Gold Conference crown
So that’s a wrap win the O-K Gold Conference softball season, and to the surprise of no one, Wayland polished off as perfect record Wednesday afternoon with a 15-0 rout…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 24, 1999 Michigan State Police at the Wayland post are showing…
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Japinga, Multer, other awards presented at WHS
Wayland High School seniors earned scholarships, received recognition for entering the military and were praised for their hard work throughout their high school careers the annual Senior Athletic and Academic…
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Hopkins native Bill Gilligan dies at 83 in Kalamazoo
William D. Gilligan, a native of Hopkins, died Sunday, May 19, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was 83. He was born May 3, 1941, in Hopkins, the son…
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Lady Vikings cop 2nd place in star-studded invitational
The Hopkins girls’ track team finished in second place in a star-studded 32-team U of M Health-West Scholarship Invitational Tuesday at Byron Center. Neither the Wayland boys’ nor girls’ teams…
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Vrate James Gill, 46, of Shelbyville, died Monday, May 20.
A visitation for Vrate will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Cook Funeral Home — Byron Center Chapel, 2067 84th St. SW. A second visitation…
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Dorr Plan Commission wants to charge for special meetings
The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended the Township Board levy a $750 fee for those who seek a special meeting. Members were somewhat surprised to learn Dorr does…
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Two Wayland school board members receive awards
Wayland Board of Education members Dan Cassini and Norman Taylor received several awards May 15 at the Outstanding People for Education Ceremony in Allegan, After completing continuing education classes offered…