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Ramblin’ Road: Rainy Days and Mondays in a camper
Rain. It’s Monday and it’s raining. The Carpenters had a song about that: "Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down." Except they don’t. I like rain. I like the…
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Lady Vikings 5-3 overall on season’s volleyball court
The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team now is 5-3 overall in dual matches after splitting a pair of encounters last week. Hopkins defeated O-K Silver Conference rival Kelloggsville in…
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Basura: How many Trump promises have been kept?
"A wise man once said we exist in a bizarre combination of stone age emotions, medieval beliefs, and god-like technology many people can reach." — E. O. Wilson, biology professor,…
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Wildcat boys, girls compete without No. 1 runners
Both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams were missing the services of their top runners Saturday at the Cedar Springs Invitational. With sophomore Travis Koon and freshman Ava Makowski…
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Former WHS athlete joins Allegan Co. Sheriff’s Dept.
The newest deputy on the Allegan County Sheriff's Department is a familiar face to Wayland High School sports enthusiasts. Carter Morse, a WHS graduate, was sworn in this week. He…
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Bob Coffman retiring from Wayland FD after 32 years
Bob (Robert) Coffman is retiring after 32 years as volunteer firefighter with the Wayland Fire Department. Monday Sept. 28, will be his last official fire meeting. He is 64 years…
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WHS debaters have ‘Zoom’ sessions with Germans
The Wayland High School debate team took part in its first international debate session Saturday, working in collaboration with previous foreign exchange student Maximilian Winkler (2017-2018). The local debate team…
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Martin still flourishing in 8-man football, now 2-0
Martin captured its second football victory in as many tries Friday evening by defeating visiting Bridgman 39-12. Senior QB Gabe Meyers lead the offensive charge for a second straight week,…
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‘Cats give Cedar a ballgame, but fade down the stretch
Despite a few flashes of brilliance, the Wayland varsity football team absorbed its second defeat in as many tries this season, 28-12 to Cedar Springs. The ‘Cats showed some defensive…
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Vikings continue to roll on the gridiron with 2nd rout
It was a wild opening two minutes to a football game Friday night at Sparta, where Hopkins posted its second triumph this season without a loss, 32-10. The host squad…