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Chicken and veggies dish makes quick, easy meal
by Kathy Hamman Miller This is such an easy meal to make on a busy night. Grandma would make a white sauce recipe to go with the veggies, and you…
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Hopkins grad leads college team in bowling jamboree
Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman and the Concordia University men's bowling team returned to Wolverine-Hoosier Conference competition Friday in the first of four WHAC Jamborees scheduled this season. Concordia…
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Ramblin’ Road: The rain invades quiet after storm
by Phyllis McCrossin It’s been a quiet week. Our grandsons were spending the week with their father, so the grandparent babysitters were not needed. King and I spent the week…
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Yes It’s True: We just don’t care about consequences
In recent times I’ve written about scofflaws, people who ignore minor laws and rules because it’s likely they won’t be prosecuted or face significant penalties. The minor infractions include littering…
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Guest column: Homeless people living(?) among us
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tonda Genther is owner and operator of Pet Klips, 702 West Superior St. in Wayland. To the editor: We know of a young man living out of his…
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Censure of Upton really doesn’t mean anything
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. “It is a tale. Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying…
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Hopkins senior QB Trevor Smith commits to Albion
Hopkins High School quarterback Trevor Smith has announced his commitment to NCAA Division III school Albion College for next year. The son of Darrin and Julie Eastman Smith, he also…
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Wayland’s school bus fleet earns 100% green tags
Wayland Union Schools’ entire fleet of 24 buses recently achieved 100% green tags during the bus safety inspection. Michigan State Police send an inspector to conduct an annual analysis of…
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Latest contact sports delay arouses ire of area parents
Parents in these parts, as well as those all around the state, are most unhappy with the latest health department order delaying the start of contact winter sports such as…
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Celebration of Life June 25 for Sharon Couturier, 65
Sharon (Houck) Couturier died Wednesday, Jan. 20. A graduate of Wayland High School, she was 65. Sharon was born on March 1, 1955 to Arthur and Gladys (Slater) Houck in Grand…