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Wayland lad qualifies for powerlifting nationals
Ashton Lake of Wayland earned two first places among 45 competitors Saturday in regionals, taking first in bench and in dead lift powerlifting. He now moves on to nationals in…
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Darrell McClung’s funeral is Wednesday at Burnips church
Darrell L. McClung, age 81, died Friday, Jan. 19. Darrell had a huge heart, who was willing to help anyone at any time. He was an amazing husband of 60…
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Lady Wildcats wind up 3rd in Zeeland Baker tourney
The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team Saturday qualified tied for fifth place in the Zeeland Bakers tournament at Station 300 and ended the day in the semifinal round. In match…
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Martin takes 4th place in prestigious mat tourney
The Martin wrestling team finished fourth in Division 3 competition Saturday at Hudson Super 16 tournament. Regarded as one of the most prestigious wrestling tournaments of each season, this event…
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All local public schools to get extra in educator fund
All three local public school districts will receive extra money Monday from the Educator Compensation Fund, which was included in the Michigan budget for 2023-24. The state budget allocated $63.8…
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Funeral will be Monday for Karen DeKievers of Dorr
Karen Joy Diekevers (Remelts), age 79, of Dorr, died Friday, Jan. 19. Karen loved spending time with her family, knitting, crocheting and traveling. Karen is survived by her husband of…
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Service today in Gobles for Delbert Caswell of Hopkins
Delbert Edgar Caswell, 73, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, at University of Michigan Health West Hospital. Born Oct. 23, 1950, in Allegan, he was the son of the late…
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Wilstand Newell’s funeral will be held in Florida
Wilstand Osmand Newell, age 97 of Ocala, Fla., died Thursday, Jan. 11. He was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Saint Catherine, Jamaica, to Elizabeth Wallace and Humphrey Newell. He came…
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Martin hoop girls defeat neighborhood rival Delton
The Martin girls' varsity basketball team lifted its overall season record to 8-1 Friday night with a convincing 59-17 triumph over Delton in the two schools' annual Marker Matchup contest.…
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Lady Wildcats foil TK’s strategy vs. Harmony Laker
Middleville Thornapple Kellogg apparently had a game plan to stop high scoring Wayland junior forward Harmony Laker. The Trojans succeeded in holding Laker to just four points, but her teammates…