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Service Thursday for longtime Dorr area builder Mike Frank
Mike Frank, of Dorr died of complications from pneumonia died May 5. He was 62. Born at Allegan General Hospital in 1956 to Ron and Evelyn Frank, he suffered a…
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Ranger Rick: The real conspiracy is shown by the Democrats
Now that the investigation by Robert Mueller is over and it was determined there was no Russian "collusion" between the Trump campaign before or during the election, the Trump Derangement…
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Lady Wildcats have a merry romp in doubleheader sweep
The Wayland varsity softball team lifted its overall season record to 10-8 Monday by sweeping a makeup doubleheader against Forest Hills Eastern. The Lady Wildcats won is style, 27-1 and…
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Viking girls 5-1, boys 4-2 going into O-K Silver meet Friday
The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team will take a 5-1 dual meet record into the O-K Silver Conference meet Friday at Belding and the boys are 4-2. Both teams lost…
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Hopkins winning streak reaches 10 after sweep
The winning streak for the Hopkins varsity softball team has reached 10. The Lady Vikings swept a doubleheader Monday against O-K Silver Conference rival Kelloggsville, 12-0 and 15-4. Junior mound…
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Wayland grad places 2nd in nation in BPA contest
Cait Bronson, a Wayland High School graduate and a junior at Davenport University placed second in the nation individually competing at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference Sh…
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Funeral Thursday for WHS grad Steven Mollema
Steven Mollema, age 70, of Wayland, died Saturday, May 4, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Steve served his country in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Wayland Union…
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Longtime banker Walter Colter of Wayland dies
Walter George Colter, age 62, died Saturday, May 4, at his home. Walter was born on Feb. 22, 1957, in Grand Rapids to Clarence and Theresa (Scheidel) Colter. He worked…
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Vicki Batog of Dorr passes Thursday at age 71
Vicki Batog, age 71, of Dorr died Thursday, May 2. Vicki worked many years for JC Penney and other human resource jobs. She loved being creative with her crafts, being…
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Wildcat coach Cheri Ritz scores 900th career victory
Wayland varsity softball coach Cheri Ritz, who also is a 1980 graduate of Wayland High School, picked up her 900th career coaching victory Saturday in the Wayland Invitational tournament with…