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Army Bob: Are all corporations and advertising bad?
by Robert M. Traxler Most good folks have worked for a corporation in their lives. Most folks have purchased an item advertised in one of the many advertising sources in…
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Lady Wildcats post 5-0 shutout vs. neighborhood rival
Wayland defeated neighborhood rival Hopkins 5-0 Thursday in a non-conference girls' soccer matchup.The Wildcats, playing in their third game of the week, "put together arguably their best performance of the…
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Lady Wildcats fall 4-1 to state-ranked Byron Center
The Wayland varsity softball team Thursday lost 4-1 to Division 1 state-ranked Byron Center in a non-conference matchup. The contest was knotted at 1-1 for six innings until the Bulldogs…
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Hopkins Concert Choir earns division 2 rating at state
The Hopkins High School Concert Choir earned a second division rating at the State Choral Festival May 8 at Hope College. The choir performed three choral pieces for a number…
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Burial service at Jijak Camp for Nimkee Anquet, 58
Philip Milton Francisco, Nimkee Anquet (Thunder Cloud), 58, of Portage, died Wednesday, May 8, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Born June 3, 1959, in Sisseton, SD, he was the…
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Hopkins FFA selling perennials, plan chicken BBQ
The annual Hopkins FFA Perennials Sale is taking place today and Saturday at the downtown park in the village. Included are plants for shade, orange pots and black pots. The…
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Bette Dutkiewicz Mongold, formerly of Dorr, dies at 77
Mary “Bette” Mongold, age 77, formerly of Dorr, died Wednesday, May 9. She is survived by her longtime friends, Ken (Lynn), Ginger; sister-in-law, Rusty Dutkiewicz; brother-in-law, Rex Mongold; the Patin…
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Howard Thomas service is at United Church of Wayland
Howard Thomas, a 1969 graduate of Wayland High School and son of former Wayland Supt. James Thomas, has died of cardiac arrest. Thomas, who lived in Grand Rapids and was…
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Lady Vikings lose 5-4 to Zeeland East in bottom of 7th
The Hopkins varsity softball team stepped outside of conference play Thursday and dropped a walk-off heartbreaker, 5-4. The Lady Vikings scored all four of their runs with a huge rally…
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Prosecutor candidates talk about county meth issues
A long-standing joke that isn't funny is that Allegan County is the "meth capital of Michigan," and the two Republican Party candidates for prosecuting attorney spoke at length about the…