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WHS grad guides Colorado teams to another state meet

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Wayland High School graduate Robby Young (wearing cap) talks things over with his Rampart High School girls' varsity cross-country team just before the regionals Thursday afternoon in Colorado. The Lady Rams qualified for the state meet for the fourth time in the last six seasons under his guidance. The Rampart...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: It’s hard to applaud when abandoned

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“I got a letterman's sweater with the letter in front I got for football and track. I'm proud to wear it now When I cruise around the other parts of the town, I got my decal in back “So be true to your school, now (Rah rah rah rah sis boom bah) Just like...
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Woman gets 90 days, probation in Wayland Twp. fatal

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Alyssa Kay Stark, 21, the North Carolina woman who was driving the vehicle in a fatal crash March 19 in Wayland Township will spend 90 days in jail. Stark received the jail sentence, a $2,225 fine and two years probation afterward from Allegan County District Court Judge Joseph S. Skocelas...
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WHS grad Bernadette Lemons Jurries dies at 68

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Bernadette Lemons Jurries, 68, of Byron Center, a 1967 graduate of Wayland High School, died Oct. 10. She was born on June 28, 1949, to Harold and Lillia Lemons in Boyne City. Bernadette is survived by her spouse of 37 years, Merle Jurries; three daughters Christine (Steve) M. Rodgers, Melony Lambright...
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One Small Voice: NRA members should call out leaders

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Back when I was in college in 1969, part of my liberal arts curriculum required two semesters of physical education. Never terribly athletic, I was pleased to see that one of my options was riflery. Alfred University had an ROTC program (Reserve Officer Training Corps), so there was a well-equipped...
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Army Bob: Can we be jailed for using the wrong pronoun?

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A headline from the Associated Press read “California criminalizes speech;” the AP story reported: “Violators of the provisions in the law could be charged with a misdemeanor, meaning that they could be fined up to $1,000 or jailed up to one year in California.” Governor Jerry Brown, a confirmed progressive,...
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It’s official: Air park approved in Leighton Township

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The air strip issue brought out a lot of citizens yet again, this time with more than three dozen people. The Leighton Township Board Wednesday in a special meeting put its final stamp of approval on a proposed air park near 144th and Kalamazoo Avenues by adopting a resolution and...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 21, 1992 Yankee Springs Township’s first and only bed and breakfast may have to close its doors after the township files suit against John Rough’s business on Sandybeach Road. Yankee Springs says...
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Lady Vikings win 2 of 3 matches in home quad meet

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team won two of three matches Tuesday evening in the Hopkins Quad. The Lady Vikings lost to Hamilton 25-15, 25-17, but defeated Otsego 25-19, 25-14 and took a three-set match against O-K Silver Conference rival Grandville Calvin Christian 25-15, 19-25, 16-14. Logan Brummel contributed 46 assists; Macy Arndt...
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Funeral will be Friday for Andrew McClellan, 30, of Dorr

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Andrew D. McClellan age 30, of Dorr, died unexpectedly Saturday Oct. 14, 2017. He is survived by his daughter Lacey; his fiance Brandi; his parents Paula Drake and Dale McClellan; his siblings Ashlee McClellan, Aaron McClellan and Randi Hogarth; grandparents Earl Hilaski and Delores McClellan; his extended brother Jimmylee Melinn, the brothers...
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