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One Small Voice: Happy Mother-in-Law Day, Nancy
by Lynn Mandaville This Sunday, all over the United States, many Americans will be celebrating that best and worst of holidays, Mothers Day. For some of the population, this is…
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The Subterranean: ‘Tully’ just in time for Mother’s Day
Review of Tully **** 1/2 out of five stars Currently in limited theatrical release (showing at Celebration! theaters including the Celebration! Cinema RiverTown) by Walter G. Tarrow An honest and…
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100th Street overpass magnet on U.S.-131 hit again
by Austin Marsman Well, it happened again. For the eighth time in 2018, a vehicle has struck the 100th Street bridge over U.S.-131. This time it was in the southbound…
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Wayland Middle School lady tracksters go unbeaten
The Wayland Middle School girls' track team has completed an undefeated season, according to coach Jennifer Antel. Team members shown here are (front row, from left) Kylie Spicer, Macie Lenhart,…
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O-K Silver track meet moved to Monday at Belding
The O-K Silver Conference track meet has been rescheduled and moved, and Hopkins has no interest in a repeat of last year’s competition. The league meet originally was scheduled for…
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Army Bob: Are all corporations and advertising bad?
by Robert M. Traxler Most good folks have worked for a corporation in their lives. Most folks have purchased an item advertised in one of the many advertising sources in…
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Lady Wildcats post 5-0 shutout vs. neighborhood rival
Wayland defeated neighborhood rival Hopkins 5-0 Thursday in a non-conference girls' soccer matchup.The Wildcats, playing in their third game of the week, "put together arguably their best performance of the…
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Lady Wildcats fall 4-1 to state-ranked Byron Center
The Wayland varsity softball team Thursday lost 4-1 to Division 1 state-ranked Byron Center in a non-conference matchup. The contest was knotted at 1-1 for six innings until the Bulldogs…
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Hopkins Concert Choir earns division 2 rating at state
The Hopkins High School Concert Choir earned a second division rating at the State Choral Festival May 8 at Hope College. The choir performed three choral pieces for a number…
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Burial service at Jijak Camp for Nimkee Anquet, 58
Philip Milton Francisco, Nimkee Anquet (Thunder Cloud), 58, of Portage, died Wednesday, May 8, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Born June 3, 1959, in Sisseton, SD, he was the…