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Wayland native Floyd Jackson dies at age 82
Floyd Bernard Jackson, died at age 82 Sept. 7 after dealing with Parkinson's disease for 12 years. He was born on Oct. 26, 1935, in Wayland. Floyd had three great…
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Hopkins Twp. balks at lighted signs for intersection
The Hopkins Township Board Monday night almost approved spending $3,300 to make safety improvements at the intersection of 130th Avenue and 22nd Street. The operative word here is "almost." The…
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Lady Vikings win Kellogg division in Coach B Invite
Hopkins girls won the Coach B Invitational at Yankee Springs Monday by just one point in its division while Wayland girls finished in second, well behind a Caledonia team that…
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Wildcats compete in Lakewood tennis tournament
The Wayland boys’ varsity tennis team competed in the Lake Odessa Lakewood Invitational Saturday. The first doubles team of Colin and Christian Sieffert took third place in their flight, defeating…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: It was the 4th quarter from hell for refs
"I report what I see and hear, and sometimes I comment on it." — David T. Young It surprised me that WOOD-TV Channel 8 broadcast a fairly major report Friday…
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Celebration of Life will be Oct. 6 for Elaine Wagner, 51
Elaine Kay Wagner, 51, a native of Burnips and recently of Hopkins, died Thursday, Sept. 6, at her home. Born Feb. 6, 1967, in Zeeland, she was the daughter of…
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One Small Voice: Press freedom and responsibility
Freedom of the press. Responsibility of the press. These are not one and the same thing. Freedom of the press means that a voice reporting with the written word cannot…
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Watson Township buys carpet, blinds and tables
Not long after the Watson Township Board members were told they need to put their large savings account to work, they have begun making decisions on spending money. The board…
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Clippers stomp River Valley 51-0, improve to 2-1 overall
by Austin Marsman In just its second home game on a new field, Martin pulled off a made-for-TV 51-0 victory over River Valley. The show put the Clippers at 2-1…
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Wildcats move to 3-0 with upset over South Christian
OK trivia buffs: When is the last time Wayland defeated South Christian on the varsity gridiron? And when is the last time a Wayland team has started the season with…