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Splintering: Another reason for the death of the 1960s
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the third is a series of columns examining reasons why the 1960s protest, long hair, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll died so quickly, lifted…
Posted inEditorial
Ambulance service is not under threat of bankruptcy
To the editor: Wayland Area Emergency Medical Services (WAEMS) has provided service to our neighbors for more than 40 years and will continue into the future. We are led by…
Posted inObituaries
Funeral will be Tuesday for Susan DeVries of Martin
Susan DeVries, age 54 of Martin, died Wednesday, Feb. 12. She was born March 9, 1965, in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Frederick and Ardith (TerHorst) Roodvoets. Sue was a…
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Another game without a starter, Lady ‘Cats lose at East GR
"If it wasn’t for bad luck," the Lady ‘Cats basketball team "wouldn’t have no luck at all." The Wayland girls had to play one of the top Class A teams…
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Hopkins guys make it 8 in a row with win over Rockets
Kelloggsville showed up at the Hopkins gym Friday night with just six players in uniform, but put up a brave fight in a 78-59 verdict. It was the Vikings’ eighth…
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Hopkins girls get revenge with defense vs. Rockets
A solid defensive effort and the depleted ranks of O-K Silver Conference co-leader Kelloggsville led to a girls’ basketball upset at Hopkins Friday night. The Vikings, who lost 55-39 at…
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Ambulance service seeks more local govt. funding
The Wayland Area Emergency Services Board is telling all members it needs more financial support to stay in business. The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening was the latest to be…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Rev. Bonnie Simerly will retire April 26 at United Church
The Rev. Bonnie Simerly has announced she will retire this spring and leave the United Church of Wayland to return to Louisiana. She posted on Facebook today that she has…
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Hopkins kindergartner’s art work featured in exhibit
Hopkins Elementary kindergartener Kade Byville's art work was exhibited in the Michigan Visual Arts Celebration Feb. 7-12. His piece was chosen for further adjudication at the state level The Visual…
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Barry Hastings: Trump challenges all our decency
Throughout the many years I’ve been writing for publication, I’ve periodically promised readers I’ll never knowingly tell them an untruth, a mistruth, or an outright lie. These days, I'm forced…