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Lifelong Wayland resident, WHS grad Tom Hooker dies

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Tom Hooker, a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School and lifelong local resident, died at his home Tuesday, Sept. 26. He was 69. He was born Aug. 27, 1948, in Allegan, Michigan the son to Halden and Ardis (Anderson) Hooker. Thomas is survived by his wife of 48 years, Ardith...
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Service Saturday for State Police Trooper Ray Hoffman

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Word has been received of the death of Michigan State Police Trooper Ray Hoffman of the Wayland post. He was 46. The Yankee Springs/Wayland Fire Departments posted on Facebook today, “It is with deep regret we are told of some sad news. Michigan State Police Trooper Ray Hoffman of the...
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Beulah Johnson, 75, to be buried in Ft. Custer Cemetery

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Beulah Johnson, 75, died Tuesday, Sept. 26. She was born April 15, 1942. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Johnson, and her sister, Lonnie Seiger, and parents. She is survived by her sister, Sandy Seiger and her friends. Beulah enjoyed working on schoolwork and coloring. Burial for Beulah...
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Ranger Rick: Trump shows no-nonsense approach to U.N.

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President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations Council last week. The deferential language, weak body language, the scraping and bowing are things of the past. President Obama was the appeaser and weak-willed; ineffective and laughable to other world leaders, knowing he was a pushover when it came to opposing the...
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Longtime propane gas businessman Bill Whittredge dies

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Bill Whittredge died Sunday, Sept. 24, just two days after his 89th birthday. He was born on Sept. 22, 1928 in Blue Creek Township, Indiana, the son of Ira and Florence Whittredge. Bill married Lois White on Sept. 1, 1951. Bill was in the Army from 1946 to 1949, and was...
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Memorial service is Friday for Ruth DeHaan, 65

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Ruth Anne (DeVoogd) DeHaan, age 65, of Wayland, died Saturday, Sept. 23. She is survived by her children, Rebecca (Jeffrey) Weaver, Rachael (Frank) Ashiwer, and Nathan DeHaan, along with many others who referred to her as Mom. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Megan, Jacob, and Jonathan Weaver, and Gabriel and...
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Service Wednesday for Carolyn Westhouse of Moline

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Carolyn Westhouse, age 88, of Moline, died Sunday, Sept. 24. She is survived by her children, Ed and Marilyn Westhouse, Mike and Pam Westhouse, Don and Mary Westhouse, Cherri Westhouse, David and Donna Westhouse; grandchildren, Amy, Jenny, Holly, Darcy, Leah, Keith, Scott, Tony, Jill, Sarah, Nick, Stacy, Emily; 20 great grandchildren;...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Wayland, TK to leave O-K Conference?

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I hear tell there are high-level discussions being conducted by Wayland and Middleville Thornapple Kellogg schools to leave the O-K Conference and join the Wolverine. Both Wayland and TK joined the O-K Conference in 1971, lining up in the Blue Division, back when the O-K was only Red, White and...
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Hopkins girls take 6th, boys 8th in Buchanan C-C Invitational

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Todd Henley The Hopkins varsity cross-country teams went south for the Buchanan Invitational Saturday, with the girls finishing sixth among 13 teams and the boys eighth among 10. South Haven won the girls’ race with 74 points and Zeeland East was runner-up with 88. The Lady Vinings checked in with...
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Funeral will be Tuesday in Dorr for ‘Bud’ Perry, 77

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Charles E. "Bud" Perry died Saturday, Sept. 23. He was born Feb. 4, 1940, in Jamestown Township, the son of Charles and Ruth (Winter) Perry. Bud began his working career with his dad in the oil fields along with being a true hobby farmer and later retiring from Keeler-Brass with more than...
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