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Can no one stop Clippers on the 8-man football field?
It would be difficult to imagine a better start to a football season. Martin Saturday crushed Gobles 60-0 to improve its overall season record to 3-0 and now can boast…
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Lane closure planned for Monday on SB U.S.-131
There will be a single lane closure from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, on southbound U.S,-131 between the Wayland exit (No. 64) and M-179 (No. 61, 129th…
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Service for Tamara Wigger, 61, scheduled for Sept. 18
Tamara Jean Wigger, age 61, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 8. Tamara was born Feb. 13, 1960. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Banner…
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Hopkins scores 26 unanswered points to overcome Godwin
The Hopkins varsity football team team seemed to have its back to the wall after three quarters Friday night at Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Vikings were in serious danger of…
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Funeral is Wednesday for Hopkins’ Dennis Kennedy
Dennis Ray Kennedy of Hopkins died Thursday, Sept. 9, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming. He was 73. Born Feb. 7, 1948, in Kalamazoo, he was the son of the late…
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Wildcats bounce back from disaster, but lose to Kenowa
After its disastrous outing the week before, the Wayland varsity football team turned in a much more creditable performance Friday night in a 27-19 loss to Kenowa Hills. The verdict…
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Martin girls finish 3rd at Hartford C-C Invitational
The Martin girls' cross country squad put a solid showing at the Hartford Invitational by placing third with 71 team points in the field of eight teams. Ellie Young posted…
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One Small Voice: Growing up female, growing up absurd
by Lynn Mandaville Tonight, at the close of my 71st birthday, I find myself reflecting on what it has meant to grow up female in the latter half of the…
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Wildcat boys improved to 3rd in Delton Invitational
The Wayland boys’ varsity cross-country team took a respectable third place Thursday in the Delton Kellogg Invitational. The Wildcats finished with 85 team points, behind Covenant Christian and Kalamazoo Christian…
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Lady Vikings take out Comstock Park on the road
The Hopkins varsity volleyball team won three of four sets Thursday evening at Comstock Park to win an O-K Silver Conference dual match. The Lady Vikes won the first set,…