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Six WHS choir students advance to State Solo & Ensemble
Six Wayland Union High School choir students moved up to the State Solo and Ensemble level and will be performing two songs and sight singing in front of a judge…
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Dorr Elementary food service staff bring the beach to students
Dorr Elementary food service staff members Friday brought the “beach” to the students in the school cafeteria, where they had a luau lunch complete with leis, grass skirts and sun…
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Steeby 4th-grade team qualifies for state Odyssey of the Mind
A Steeby Elementary Odyssey of the Mind team took second place in the regional competition Saturday at the regionals in Martin and have earned the right to take part in…
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Hopkins grad Robin Rybiski Genther wins Metro honor
Hopkins High School graduate Robin Rybiski Genther has been selected Best of Metro award winner. Genther has worked at Metro Health for nearly 19 years, beginning her career as a…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 204
EDITOR'S NOTE: Because of the fierce snowstorm Wednesday afternoon, the editor was unable to complete the customary journey to the Now & Then Historical Library in Dorr to conduct the…
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Bone marrow transplant patient, 10, improving slowly
It’s been almost three months since 10-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr under went a bone marrow transplant at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, and her health challenges…
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‘Wimpy’ winter drops 6-10 inches of snow in West Michigan
West Michigan was a winter wonderland again Wednesday in a winter that's been called "wimpy." Many local residents were hunkering down for the storm, which shut down schools early Wednesday…
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Pine Street 5th-grader wins Allegan County Spelling Bee
Pine Street Elementary fifth-grader Summer Morrison, 5th grader at Pine Street Elementary earned the title of championship speller at the Allegan County Bee held Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the Wayland…
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City of Wayland police officers weekly readers at Steeby Elementary
Sgt. Mark Rookus of the Wayland Police Department read to students Monday at Steeby Elementary School. Wayland City Police read to students in various grades in the elementary buildings on…
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Hopkins to send 2 teams, individual to state FFA contest
Hopkins High School was host to the FFA regional leadership contests last Thursday night and two teams and an individual earned gold awards to advance to the state competition. "It…