Posted inObituaries
Memorial service Saturday for Jamie Arndt of Hopkins
Jamie Scott Arndt, 55, of Hopkins, died Thursday, April 4, at his home. Born Oct. 30, 1963, in Zeeland, he was the son of the late Lavern and Virginia Rose…
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Wayland Robotics team to compete at state meet
The Wayland First Robotics Team No. 6090 will compete in the Michigan State Championship in Saginaw (SVSU) Wednesday through Saturday, April 10-13. the local team finished 99th out of 539…
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Bentley’s Party Store is apparently on selling block
The Bentley Party Store, which was one of the first businesses to located inside the old Harding's Market building between West Superior and Pine Streets downtown, apparently is for sale, according…
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Austin Marsman elected president of GVSU Dems
Martin High School graduate and Townbroadcast contributor Austin Marsman has been elected president of of the Grand Valley State University College Democrats. The newly-elected Eboard includes Marsman (second from right) ,…
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Hopkins Twp. appealing BIA intent for land in trust
Two representatives of the Hopkins Township Board have met once with Gun Lake Tribe officials to try to reach agreement on a cost sharing arrangement for the Nowak property near…
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Students to get schooled about dangers of vaping
Pulmonologist Dr. Shelley Schmidt and David Stults, who was diagnosed with Bronchiolitis Obliterans (“Popcorn Lung”) in 2010, will visit Wayland schools Monday, April 22, to warn of the dangers of…
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Jon Hoadley, candidate for Congress, to visit April 27
State Rep. Jon Hoadley, a Democrat who represents the Kalamazoo area, will be guest speaker at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the new Carpenters and Millwrights training center on…
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Wayland Schools putting book library on the buses
The Wayland Union Schools Transportation Department is promoting literacy on school buses by offering free books for students to read while on the bus or to take home and return…
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Facebook can be a cesspool for seekers of truth
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced story." It is an editorial by the editor. "All of your children are poor unfortunate victims of lies you believe... A plague…
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One Small Voice: We can all do better using science
by Lynn Mandaville It wasn’t even April Fools Day, and our president was trying out outrageous “foolies,” and old ones at that. At a meeting of the National Republican Congressional…