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Blood drive set Wednesday at Wayland United Church
There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive Wednesday at the United Church of Wayland from 11:30 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. The American Red Cross is giving a $5…
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M-179 to be closed for a week of U.S.-131, casino
The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced that M-179 (129th Avenue) will be closed between U.S.-131 and 10th Street. starting Monday, May 10, through Monday, May 17. The road will…
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Hopkins FFA plant sale, chicken BBQ scheduled
The Hopkins High School chapter of the FFA will have its perennial plant sale Thursday through Saturday and chicken barbecue Saturday afternoon and evening. The plant sale will take place…
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Students ‘Zoom’ chat with Russian exchange student
Former Wayland High School foreign exchange student Alina Polyakova spent time with the sociology class this past week via Zoom, discussing world travel and the more than 40 cultures she…
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‘Springcoming’ king and queen announced for WHS
Paige Keena and Cooper Sidebotham were crowned Springcoming King and Queen at Wayland High School this past week. This event replaced the annual Snowcoming, which was canceled this winter because…
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Allegan County’s Covid deaths increase by 2 to 130
Two new deaths from the Coronavirus this week have been reported by the Allegan County Health Department, bringing the total to 130 since the pandemic began more than 13 months…
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Has the Clark gas station in Martin gone ‘belly up?’
A “state car” appeared at the Clark gasoline station in downtown Martin Tuesday morning, prompting many local folks on Facebook to speculate whether the longtime local the business may be…
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Lack of rain again causing local fire danger to increase
Area fire departments are sounding the alarm about dry conditions for the second time this spring, noting the dangers of grass fires are high again. Lack of rain was noted…
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Caleb Tucker of Hopkins FFA wins 2 state awards
Hopkins High School junior Caleb Tucker has been named only a state proficiency winner and the top outstanding junior in the state for the Michigan FFA. He is shown here…
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Six pickleball courts to be installed at Curly Cone
Curly Cone, located in the Yankee Springs/Gun Lake area, will have a ground-breaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 6, for a pickleball facility that includes six courts. This project…