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Yes It’s True: Reasons many for high school football’s troubles
“Talk to me, so you can see. Oh, what's going on, What's going on. Yeah, what's going on, Ah, what's going on.” — Marvin Gaye, 1971 What a wild ride…
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Top-rated WHS marching band has extremely busy Saturday
Saturday was a brutal day for the Wayland High School marching band, which earned a coveted Division I rating earlier in the week at the East Kentwood Invitational. The local…
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Clippers unbeaten in 7 games this season in 8-man football
Martin remained undefeated in seven eight-man football contests this season Friday night with a 42-20 decision over visiting Vermontville Maple Valley. The victory cements the Clippers as a participant in…
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Former Wayland, Gun Lake used car dealer Otto Banas dies at 92
Word has been received that former Wayland and Gun Lake area auto dealer Otto Banas has died at age 92. Wayland City Councilwoman Lisa Banas, whose husband Dean was his…
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Vikings claim O-K Silver grid title, shooting for 8-0 season
The Hopkins varsity football team claimed its second straight O-K Silver Conference championship Friday night with a convincing 42-10 victory at Belding. The Vikings, who have outscored opponents 222 to…
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Traffic backups, delays Friday caused by accident on U.S.-131
Public safety personnel were summoned to the scene of a traffic accident Friday afternoon on the U.S.-131 expressway, just south of the 140th Avenue overpass. This SUV driver apparently lost…
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Leighton grapples with issues about drains, cement driveways
Though he constantly defended the integrity of both agencies, Leighton Township Supervisor Steve Deer Thursday night outlined recent issues associated with the Allegan County Road Commission and Drain Commission. The…
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Pics of WHS Classes of 1930 to 1958 grace Pine Street walls
Retired Pine Street Elementary Principal Jennifer Moushegian has completed a project to have Wayland High School class composite pictures from 1930 tom 1958 hung in the hallways at the elementary…
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Lady Viking spikers register big come from behind victory
The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team Thursday night took a giant step toward capturing the O-K Silver Conference championship by defeating perennial favorite Calvin Christian in exciting fashion. The…
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Army Bob: Champions of free speech leading autocracy drift
by Robert M. Traxler An article in USA Today reports, “A New York City law has new guidance that states the use of the term "illegal alien" to "demean, humiliate or…