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Private family service planned for June Palasek
June Palasek, age 81, died Tuesday, Jan. 21. June was an avid crafter and card player. She loved her family and made sure to send cards to each member for every holiday,…
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Viking girls, boys turn back Lee; Martin boys struggle
The Hopkins boy's varsity basketball team improved its overall season record to 6-4 and 3-1 in the O-K Silver Conference with a resounding 65-35 victory over Wyoming Lee Tuesday evening.…
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Council approves study for traffic light at Wildcat Drive
The Wayland City Council Tuesday night agreed to continue with a traffic study for a light at the corner of Wildcat Drive and East Superior Street near the high school…
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Lady Wildcats bounce back to beat Forest Hills Eastern
The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team bounced back into the win column Tuesday evening after a terrible week last week. The Lady Wildcats, stung twice last week by Wyoming and…
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Great Clips to replace Cricket at Reno Drive mall?
Word on the street is that a Great Clips franchise hair/beauty salon will join the businesses in the strip mall on the west side of Reno Drive. Great Clips is…
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Ranger Rick: Always tracking, always alerting, always hyping
In the old days of three TV stations (WKZO, WOOD, WZZM) the talking heads of weather forecasting would come on and tell us of the changing weather. When snow was…
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Lady ‘Cats rollers top South Christian, lift record to 7-1-1
Wayland defeated visiting South Christian 27-3 Monday afternoon to lift its girls’ bowling dual match record to 7-1-1. The boys’ team, meanwhile, lost to Sailors by the same score and…
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Renovated kitchen is ready at Allegan Tech Center
A major renovation to the Allegan County Area Technical and Education Center has been completed with a sweet result. The Culinary Arts program area was completely gutted over the past…
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WHS grad Dollarhide super sub for Lawrence Tech
Hope Dollarhide, a 2016 Wayland High School graduate, had a homecoming of sorts Saturday when she and her Lawrence Tech University teammates visited Cornerstone University for a basketball game. The…
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Yes It’s True: Remembering Dr. King is complicated
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I have had a profound appreciation…