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Funeral for Gordon Wells will be Monday in Wayland
Gordon R. Wells, age 82, died Wednesday, April 17. Gordon was born May 4, 1941, in Marion, Mich. He graduated from Lansing Sexton High School. He loved to sing in…
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Clippers sweep Delton in softball doubleheader
The Martin High School softball team swept a doubleheader against Delton Wednesday, claiming 16-5 and 19-13 triumphs. Makala Goddard went 3-for-3, including two triples and a single. The Clippers had…
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Depleted Wildcat track numbers still score points
The Wayland High School boys’ and girls’ track teams did not score a lot of points Friday at the 16-team Allegan Invitational, but there was a reason. Many of the…
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Celebration of life Saturday at VFW for Arnold Burley
Arnold Lyle Burley, 92, of Wayland, died Thursday, April 4. He served in the United States Army from 1949 to 1952 and had two tours of duty in the Korean…
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Several Dorr Township officials win pay raises
The Dorr Township Board Thursday night awarded several pay increases for several public officials. Perhaps most notable was a raise for Township Clerk Debbie Sewers for her extra work prompted…
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Three new grads added to WHS Alumni Hall of Fame
Three new members of the Wayland High School Alumni Hall of Fame this year are Josephine Kiel (Class of 1939), inducted posthumously with her daughter accepting the award, David Smith…
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Shug Counseling Services in Wayland adds therapist
Amanda Cole is the newest therapist at Shug Counseling Services in downtown Wayland who will start with the service full time in May. “From the moment we met Amanda, we…
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What happens to Then & Now when Dorr moves?
What will become of the Then & Now historical library when Dorr Township relocates to a new site? The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening voted to hire one or two…
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Army Bob: Iranian attack on Israel is a strange tale
by Robert M. Traxler After a lifetime of studying military science, I must say the Iranian attack on Israel ranks among the strangest things I ever studied. During military science…
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Martin track teams both split in tri-meet at home
Veyda Conley won the 3200 and anchored the 3200 relay. Both of the Martin High School track teams Wednesday lost to Saugatuck but defeated Black River Wednesday in a trio-meet.…