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Wildcats come close, but lose 5-3 to Otsego netters
It was close, but no cigar for the Wayland boys' varsity tennis team Monday afternoon in 90-degree heat with a 5-3 dual meet loss to Otsego. At No. 1 singles,…
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Lady Wildcat harriers open season with pair of wins
Covid or no Covid, the Wayland and Hopkins boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams opened the season Monday afternoon with a tri-meet that included Kelloggsville. The Wildcat girls defeated the guest…
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Try an old-time favorite, ice cream with peach cobbler
by Kathy Hamman Miller I used my Grandmother’s cobbler topping recipe to this old-time favorite. You’ll need to make the cobbler bits in advance so it has enough time to…
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Visitation, funeral slated for motorcycle crash victim
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Home in Wayland for Bucky Green, 44, who was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday in Kent County..…
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Yes It’s True: Lottery better than voting student council
“Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” — Winston Churchill I don’t…
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Allegan Co. needs a truly radical drain commissioner
by Mark Ludwig, candidate Allegan County Drain Commissioner America had a derecho on Aug. 10. While Allegan County caught some windy rain storms from the fringes, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center…
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One Small Voice: Trump is like an erratic haboob
by Lynn Mandaville Monsoon season has finally arrived here in the Valley of the Sun. Sunday last, late in the afternoon, the sky darkened with that eerie yellowish glow that,…
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Visitation is Friday evening in Dorr for Delores Truax
Delores Truax, age 84, died Wednesday, Aug. 19. Delores enjoyed camping, arts and crafts, bowling and playing poker. Most of all, Delores loved her family and friends. She is survived…
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Army Bob: Let us mask up and open up to fight Covid
by Robert M. Traxler Unfortunately, COVID-19 will not go away anytime soon, even with a vaccine. The H1N1 flu or Swine Flu has been with us for 11 years, even…
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How Come? Why doesn’t Hopkins Twp. meet at hall?
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor When I was a child, one of my favorite Sunday comics was “They’ll Do…