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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — March 4, 1992 Hopkins Public Schools officials will try once more to pass a 5.6-mill bond issue for $10.195 million for a new high school and…
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WHS grad Jerry Czarnecki state teacher of year runner-up
Jerry Czarnecki, a 1987 graduate of Wayland High School, has been selected runner-up in the Michigan Association of School Boards Teacher of the Year competition. Czarnecki began teaching math and…
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Army Bob’s prostate cancer treatments are under way
The journey through the advanced prostate cancer diagnosis has taken us to one more physician, Dr. Julie Forstner at the Metro Cancer Center. She did an exam and asked dozens…
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Pine Street Odyssey team advances to state contest
One of Wayland's four Odyssey of the Mind teams last weekend earned the right to compete in the state meet March 18 at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Wayland Union Schools was…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Feb. 26, 1992 Fires destroyed three homes on Elmwood Beach Road, Gun Lake, and killed Willard Lawrence, retired president of the Felpausch Food Stores of Hastings.…
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Wayland woman is Arbor Credit Union Employee of Year
Heather Siegwart (nee Sevigny) has been named Employee of the Year for 2016 at Arbor Financial Credit Union in Kalamazoo. Siegwart (center), who lives in Wayland and is a Wayland…
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Hey, hey, hey… It’s a beautiful day on February the 18th
Record-breaking warm temperatures were reported in many West Michigan communities Saturday and a number of people in the Wayland area were spotted doing springlike activities such as riding motorcycles, golfing,…
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Hopkins to send 21 students to FFA state competition
A total of 21 Hopkins students earned the right to compete in the state FFA championships at Michigan State University. Hopkins students earned the distinction by placing either first or…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Feb. 19, 1992 Martin Township officials have decided to get tougher with the Deditch Appraisal Co. of Niles in completion of the appraisal of the entire…
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Grant buys Hopkins elementary kids EV3 robotics sets
The Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA) last fall provided Hopkins Public Schools with an opportunity to partner with them in the MI STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant.…