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Lady Wildcats making another run for Gold title
The Wayland varsity softball team is still in the thick of the race to win yet another O-K Gold Conference championship. The Lady Wildcats despite having only one senior on…
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Hopkins and Lady Vikings enjoy a Redemption Day
It must have been a sort of Redemption Day Monday for the Hopkins track teams at the Comstock Invitational. After somewhat disappointing O-K Silver Conference meet performances Friday, the Viking…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 18, 1994 The Wayland Union school district will ask voters to…
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Funeral at Gun Lake Church Tuesday for Thomas Wallace
Thomas Dale Wallace died Sunday, May 12, at Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids, at the age of 57. Tom was born on Nov. 3, 1961, in Kalamazoo, to Dennis…
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Former commander of Dorr Legion Ron Verner, 78, dies
Ronald B. Verner, age 78 of Dorr, died Tuesday, May 14. Ron served his country in the United States Navy and was a longtime member of the American Legion Post…
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City Plan Commission recommends special use permit OK
The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended approval for a special use permit for construction of a garage on West Sycamore Street and approval for zoning ordinance amendments to…
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Ranger Rick: The government can’t run anything efficiently
I really don't like to give President Obama any more attention, he's had way more than he deserves based on his poor performance in office, but I recently perused the…
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Hopkins now 11-2 in O-K Silver Conference softball standings
The Hopkins varsity softball team hiked its overall season record to 17-6 Monday with a doubleheader sweep over Wyoming Lee, 16-0 and 19-4. The Lady Vikings, now 11-2 in the…
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Funeral is Saturday in Dorr for Suzanne M. Post, 86
Suzanne Margaret Post, age 86, died Saturday, May 11. She is survived by her children Robert (Nancy) Post, Susan (Kim) Alward, Roy Post, Wendy (Todd) Hablitzel; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren;…
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‘Cat boys finish league dual meet season undefeated
After a disappointing O-K Gold Conference meet Friday, both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ track teams roared to dual meet victories over a Grand Rapids Christian team that finished ahead…