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Pioneering E-Sports team was rated 4th in the state

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Pictured are members of the Wayland Green Team: Jordan Weers, Foxx Genther, Scott LaDere, and Isaac Bearss. Wayland Union High School's first season of E-Sports ended in a playoff appearance and a fourth place state ranking. Local teams assembled in February to begin practice and scrimmage on the Play Versus...
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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 — April 28, 1997 Dorr, Leighton and Salem townships soon will be contracting with deputies from the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department for local police services, made possible through a federal COPS grant. A...
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Wayland CCA students take 2nd place in quiz bowl

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Five of Wayland's Career Connections Academy (CCA) students had the opportunity to participate in a Quiz Bowl Thursday in Grand Haven against three other schools. The local group finished in second place and made a brief stop to see beautiful Lake Michigan.
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WHS Orchestra appears on ‘Today’ show in New York

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The Wayland High School Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Kyle Pitcher, was special guest performer at 8 a.m. Thursday for the NBC "Today" show in Rockerfeller Plaza, New York City. This follows a special performance last month by the Hopkins High School choir.
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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) The fire in the 100 block of North Main Street in Wayland that leveled Herb Chevrolet and half a business block in the summer of 1965. 25 Years Ago — April 21, 1997 Wayland Union Schools...
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Two WHS hall of famers will be honored Tuesday

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Joan Miller Dennis Nickels Wayland Union Schools will induct new members into the WHS Alumni Hall of Fame Tuesday evening and current scholars will be recognized by the local chapter of the National Honor Society. New alumni inductees are Dennis Nickels and Joan Miller, both from the Class of 1964....
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WHS Robotics team takes 89th in state competition

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The Wayland High School Robotics team #6090 finished 89th among 476 teams in Michigan at the state competition this past weekend at Saginaw Valley State University, missing the cut to qualify for worlds next month in Houston. A spokesperson said, "But we learned so much this season. Not only about...
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Moline Co-op Kids’ Day activities set for Saturday

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Moline Milling Co-op is sponsoring a Kids' Day celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 16, at the Moline Mill, 1231 Peony Ave., west of Division on 144th Avenue to Chappell then two blocks north. Included in the day's activities will be: • A seed planting station with garden...
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Hopkins High School grad is now an Apache pilot

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First Lieutenant Matthew Robinson a graduate of Hopkins High School, Class of 2015, and West Point Class of 2020, graduated from Army Aviation at Fort Rucker.  He now is a certified AH-64 Apache Pilot.  He will be moving on to Wheeler Army Airfield in O'ahu, Hawaii. Shown in the cover...
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Artist from Martin included in Nashville music festival

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Myron Elkins, formerly of Martin, has been selected to be one of the official showcase artists at this year's "Americanafest," The Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville in September. Elkins, a Martin High School graduate, currently is on tour.
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