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Hopkins grad earns bevy of awards at County Fair pig show
Rachael Weber, a 2015 graduate of Hopkins High School, had a wildly successful pig show at the Allegan Country Fair this week. She was among the top four in senior…
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Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 232
25 Years Ago — Sept. 11, 1991 Thompson-McCully’s gravel mining operation was shut down by Yankee Springs Township because of violating terms with the special use permit had been granted…
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Second free summer meals program serves nearly 9,000 kids
The second Wayland Union schools' summer "Funtastic" free meals program served 8,813 free meals this summer. The meal sites included Steeby Elementary, Sawmill Estates, United Church of Wayland, the Moline…
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Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 231
25 Years Ago — Sept. 4, 1991 The Allegan County Reapportionment Committee voted 3-2 to reduce the number of commissioners from 13 to nine. Prosecutor Andrew Marks, Clerk-Register of Deeds…
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Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 230
25 Years Ago — Aug. 28, 1991 Michael Kelly was appointed to the seat on the Wayland Board of Education vacated by Lee Pankratz, who left the district for a…
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Wayland Education Foundation honors Diane Smith for service
The Wayland Union Education Foundation Tuesday evening honored Diane Smith for her many years of service. Foundation President Dr. Bruce Sexton said Smith, a founding member of the foundation who…
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Clippers marching band plays 2 tunes for cancer patient
The Martin High School Clipper marching band took a break from band camp to play for a band member's grandmother Wednesday, Aug. 17. Ethan Jonker's grandmother, Jamie Hayes, underwent surgery…
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Wayland women dominate Miss Allegan County pageant
Mary Bush (left) of Wayland Union High School was selected the new Miss Allegan Outstanding Teen 2017 and Rachel Bouterse, a Wayland High School graduate now representing Aquinas College at…
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Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 229
25 Years Ago — Aug. 21, 1991 Pete Boyd is being hailed as a hometown hero after he ran down and lassoed a runaway cow on the east side of…
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Friday afternoon storm moves Williams Family concert indoors
The torrential rainstorm that was welcomed Friday afternoon in Wayland and environs also caused the second of the four-part series of Friday night concerts in the City Park to be…