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Smith, Haveman earn Mark Arnsman scholarships
The last two winners of the annual Mark Arnsman Memorial Scholarship award, Nolan Smith (left) and Ryan Haveman (right are shown here with Lee Dale (Pete) and Peggy Rose Arnsman.…
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Presley Hudson owns CMU assists, 3s career records
Presley Hudson, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, was honored Saturday for becoming central Michigan University's all-time leader in assists and three-point field goals. She was acclaimed in a…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: We are powerless vs. gas prices
"If I could have my way. I'd get myself right up today, but I can't, so I'll cry instead." — The Beatles "There ain't nothin' I can do about it."…
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Carpenters, millwrights training center almost ready
Work is progressing at the site of the new carpenters and millwright training center at 700 Reno Drive, just east of General RV. The site can be viewed very easily…
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Local free food truck visit seems popular this month
The monthly free food truck served more than 300 people, more than a third of them children, Friday at the United Church of Wayland. Local organizers reported that the Feeding…
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Funeral will be Monday for Florence Jones of Hopkins
Florence Jones, 96, of Hopkins, died Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. Born Feb. 8, 1922 in Burnips, she was the daughter of George and…
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WHS to have 3 new varsity coaches for spring sports
Wayland High School will have new girls' varsity soccer and girls' varsity tennis coached next spring, as well as new baseball coach Mike Huberty (see earlier story). Morgan Lee will…
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Minor injuries in rollover on U.S.-131 near Martin
First responders were dispatched in the early hours of Friday morning to the scene of a rollover on southbound U.S.-131 near the 56 mile marker, just north of Martin. Traffic…
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Delton woman, 77, dies in traffic crash on Patterson
A Delton area woman described as being in her 70s was killed in a traffic crash Thursday afternoon on Patterson Road in Wayland Township. Allegan County Sheriff's authorities indicated snowy…
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‘Cleaners’ documentary shows wheat-chaff issue
ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "I've seen the men, sir. Gawd, I wish I hadn't." — The Bonzo…