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Wildcats outrebounded, outshot in loss to Zeeland West

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The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team absorbed its fifth defeat of the season in as many tries Saturday evening in a 74-48 decision at the hands of Zeeland West. The contest was played in the second round of the Cornerstone University Holiday Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats lost by 10 points...
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Community Notices

Michigan State Police Trooper of Year is at Wayland

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Michigan State Police Trooper Evan Alkema of the Wayland post has been selected as Trooper of the Year. In making the announcement, MSP officials said Alkema was selected based on his “exemplary work performance, leadership skills, and extensive community involvement both on and off duty.” Alkema joined the State Police...
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Memorial service Thursday for Kasey Duiven, 28

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Kasey Lee Duiven died unexpectedly on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25. Born in Grand Rapids on March 28, 1991, to parents Kurt Duiven (Dana Boeskool Hrusovsky), and Molly (Dan) Barto, he was a 209 graduate of Wayland High School. Kasey was a father who loved his two children and family, and he...
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Yes It’s True: Young’s theory on fighting unwinnable wars

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Lt. Tirebiter: “What about the Gooks?” Pico: “Bad news, lieutenant. There are Gooks all around.” Alvarado: “They live here, lieutenant. They’ve got women, and guns, and pigs, and everything!” Tirebiter: “That’s swell, corporal, but we’ve got orders to surround these little Gooks.” Alvarado: “That’ll be easy, lieutenant. There’s millions of...
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The year 2019 in review — That was the year that was

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As a new decade approaches, a look back at the year 2019 had its share of great feats, sorrows, hopes and important developments for the future for Wayland, Hopkins, Martin, Dorr and Moline. As usual I have done a one-man historical analysis of what happened and my take on the...
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Snow, Old Man Winter put on hold in Green Christmas

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The weather was so pleasant in West Michigan Thursday that families came out in droves to the Wayland City Park. The sign to the immediate west of the police/fire station said the temp was a record 64 degrees and others were reporting between 61 and 63 degrees. Regardless, it was...
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Funeral will be Monday for Erin Sopjes, 51, of Dorr

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Erin Kelly Sopjes (McGovern) 51, of Dorr, died of cancer Thursday, Dec. 26. Erin was born Jan. 14, 1968, raised in the suburbs of Detroit, attended Southgate High, and graduated from Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic High School. She then attended Hope College and joined the Army and completed the nursing program....
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Wildcats scare Godwin, but fade down stretch, 60-50

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Riley Fields The young, inexperienced and short Wayland varsity basketball team Thursday evening gave perennial basketball power Wyoming Godwin Heights all it wanted for three quarters before falling 60-50 in the opening round of the Cornerstone University Holiday Basketball Tournament. The upstart Wildcats dared to take a 21-11 lead in...
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Columns

Army Bob: Media guilty of situational ethics on FISA issue

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by Robert M. Traxler The FISA court is hopping mad that the deep state folks in the FBI, CIA and National Security Agency (NSA) lied to them in the affidavit for the warrant to surveil the President Trump campaign. The court has called the FBI and intelligence agencies on the...
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Lifelong Leighton Twp. farmer Ron Brink dies at age 77

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Ronald J. Brink, age 77, of Caledonia, died Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Born on the family farm in 1942, Ron was a lifelong farmer in Leighton Township. He enjoyed going for rides and traveling the country roads and was known for checking crop conditions. He is survived by Roxanna; his children,...
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