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Wildcats win neighborhood hoops rivalry vs. Hopkins

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It was the first loss of the season for the Hopkins boys. And it was the first win of the season for Wayland. The two milestones were reached Friday night when the Wildcats captured a 69-53 victory, improving to 1-3 on the season overall while the Vikings slipped to 1-3....
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Martin girls now 2-0; ‘Cats rally past Hopkins 39-25

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Martin's Makala Goddard The Martin girls’ varsity basketball team claimed its second triumph in an many tries in this young season Friday with a 60-47 verdict over visiting Black River. Wayland, meanwhile, evened its season record at 1-1 with a 39-25 decision over Hopkins in a neighborhood non-league rivalry encounter....
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WHS student will sing with state honors choir in Jan.

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Wayland High School student Tiannah Garcia made it into the SSAA Honors Choir, and will now be rehearsing four new titles to prepare for the State Honors Choir Performance in January at the MMC Conference in Grand Rapids. The accomplishment required many hours of her time in preparation and memorization....
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Chamber’s Business of the Year is notorious survivor

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The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner Thursday evening, when there was an interesting and unusual choice made for Business of the Year. Selected was the 4 One 2 Distillery on South Main Street next to the VFW post. The eatery, distillery and arcade survived a very...
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Articles

Watson Twp. wins $150,000 state grant for new park

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New Planning Commissioner Hunter Davis Watson Township received word Thursday that the State of Michigan has awarded it a $150,000 passport grant for continued work on the Seven Generations Recreation Park at the corner of M-222 and 20th Street. Township officials, who held a ribbon cutting for the park earlier...
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Columns

Army Bob: What really is the No. 1 threat today?

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by Robert M. Traxler What is the greatest threat to our nation, to our continued existence? Let’s name a few that are in the media today: fentanyl, climate change and its variants, MAGA Republicans, agricultural chemicals, coal, and fossil fuels (burned in the United States), unfettered immigration, artificial intelligence, Covid-19...
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Services set Saturday for Martin grad Bob Holland

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Robert “Bob” John Holland, a 1977 graduate of Martin High School, died Tuesday, Dec. 5. He was 64. Born June 18, 1959, in Kalamazoo, he was an accomplished builder and was passionate about woodworking. He possessed a great deal of knowledge in the field and could fix just about anything....
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Wildcat bowlers cruise to wins over Catholic Central

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The Wayland High School boys’ varsity bowling team Wednesday afternoon evened its season record at 1-1 with a convincing 27-3 rout of Grand Rapids Catholic Central at the Rock ’N Bowl Lanes. The girls also won by a lopsided margin. In their first conference match of the season, the tone...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 7, 1998 Dorr Elementary School has won a state-wide Blue Ribbon award as one of the best top 14 in Michigan and will compete nationally. Principal Jack Wallington praised parental involvement,...
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Former WHS principal’s wife taken by cancer

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Jerriann K Deming, age 77, of Hudsonville, died Sunday, Dec. 3, after battling cancer for two and a half years. She was the wife for 48 years of longtime former Wayland High School Principal Jack Deming. She was always by his side and supported him in all his endeavors. She...
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