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Funeral Saturday for Dorothy Funk, 82, of Hopkins
Dorothy Anne Funk, 82, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Green Acres of Wayland. Dorothy was born in Allegan on April 16, 1936, to the late William and Mary…
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WHS football coach Paul Goodwin rolls perfect game
Wayland High School assistant varsity football coach Paul Goodwin this week rolled his first career perfect 300 bowling game at the Rock 'N Bowl Lanes. Goodwin is a 2008 graduate…
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Leighton Twp. master plan open house will be Feb. 26
Leighton Township officials will be hosts for a special master plan open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Leighton Township Hall on 12th Street. A…
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Wayland Middle School student wins spelling bee
Eighth grade Wayland Union Middle School student Audra Trumbull has won the Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee and will advance to the Greater Grand Rapids Bee at the Gerald R.…
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Guest column: Another take on climate change issue
EDITOR'S NOTE: Terry Parks is a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School, He is a former pastor, entrepreneur and inventor who several years ago returned to live in his hometown.…
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School closings now at 9 of last 13 possible days
Well, here we go again. It's gotten so pervasive that some on Facebook are asserting that 2019 is the year children stopped going to school. Hopkins, Martin and Wayland schools…
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WHS grad Lacey James starting forward at N. Illinois
Wayland High School graduate Lacey James is a starting sophomore forward this season at Northern Illinois University. James, a three-year Wildcat starter who helped Wayland win conference, regional and district…
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Lady Vikings get sweet revenge against Kelloggsville
The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team earned sweet revenge against Kelloggsville Tuesday night. The Lady Vikings struggled offensively and lost to the O-K Silver Conference rival Saturday afternoon, their first…
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Vikings beat Kelloggsville for 2nd time in 4 days
The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team improved to 11-4 overall and 6-2 in the O-K Silver Conference Tuesday night by breezing past Kelloggsville on the road, 74-53. The Vikings apparently…
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Wildcats start really fast, then must hang on for win
Biff! Boff! Wham Socko! Perhaps the best descriptions of Wayland's first quarter at home Tuesday night against East Grand Rapids. The Wildcats played arguably their best quarter of basketball this…