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Hopkins Quiz Bowl team qualifies for state tourney
Hopkins High School participated in the Allegan County Quiz Bowl League for the first time in 30 years thanks to Coach Ben Herrick and many parent and staff volunteers. The…
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Should schools bring back policy for 2-hour delay?
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. You might say the Wayland Union School District this morning was the victim of…
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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) In January 1912, 16-year-old Arend TenHoor and Bill Blunder used their two teams of horses with…
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Lady Wildcats end season with 3-game losing streak
Harmony Laker The old saying that it’s extremely difficult to beat the same opponent three times in a season unfortunately came true for the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team Wednesday…
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Power outage postpones MSBOA band festival here
Because a power outage early Wednesday morning the Michigan Staye Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) Winter Festivalat the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center is cancelled. Wayland Union Schools posted…
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Former WHS hoops star on all-WHAC team 2nd time
Former Wayland High School standout Stephanie Ainsworth, a junior at Cornerstone University, has been named to the first unit of the Wolverine-Hoosier all-conference basketball team for the second consecutive season.…
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State suing Hopkins Twp. farm for dumping waste
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a complaint in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County Friday against Deborah Brenner, owner and operator of J&D Brenner Farms in Hopkins Township. The attorney…
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Funeral is Monday for WHS graduate Julie Lenhart, 54
Julie Lenhart of Wayland died Sunday. She was 54. Julie had many passions, some of which included flower arranging, crafting and her dogs. She was an avid sports fan and…
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Lady Vikings’ season ends with close loss to Plainwell
The Hopkins girls’ basketball season came to an end Monday evening in the Division 2 district quarterfinals with a tough 34-31 loss to Plainwell. The two teams went back and…
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Former WHS mound ace pitches Calvin to 2 wins
Former Wayland High School softball standout Emma Ludema had more than a pretty good opening day Monday for the Calvin University Knights. Ludema came on in the seventh inning to…