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City apparently unwilling to call off Reno Drive land purchase
It’s not a done deal yet, but it appears any attempt to stop the City of Wayland’s agreement with developers Keith Nickels and Josh Otto for the sale on land…
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Stabbing in Yankee Springs Twp. leaves teen, 13, injured
A stabbing at the Yankee Springs Meadows Mobile Home Park Sunday night left a 13-year-old with non-life threatening injuries. Authorities from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police and…
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Two Buckeye Construction employees injured in accident
Two employees at Buckeye Construction in Leighton Township sustained non-life threatening injuries in a work place accident Monday morning. Authorities said a piece of machinery fell on two men inside…
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WHS girls’ tennis takes 5th in rugged Gold Conference meet
The Wayland varsity girls' tennis team took fifth place out of the seven teams in the O-K Gold Conference tournament Saturday that included four state-ranked teams. East Grand Rapids took…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: United we stand, divided we fall
Contempt: “The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving.” Not long ago, I read an opinion piece in which the author asserted the deteriorating…
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Hopkins sophomore competes in state bowling tournament
Hopkins High School sophomore Brenden Gossman competed in the Michigan State Youth Pepsi USBC Youth Championship tournament in Muskegon Saturday. He qualified for the tournament in March. It started out…
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Jeff Salisbury’s tribute to strong women on Mother’s Day
by Jeff Salisbury Here's to strong women in my life. Some who were mothers. Some who were not. Some who mothered me. Some who did not. But each one taught…
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Subterranian Tales: McDonald Trump – ‘The Founder’ parable
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the first installment of columns by my former college roommate, Walter G. Tarrow of Southgate. A Vietnam veteran, he’s always been a bit of a…
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Funeral is Wednesday for Wayne Jack Stoffers of Hopkins
Wayne Jack Stoffers, Jr., 62, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, May 10, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Born July 5, 1954, in Grand Rapids, he was the son of Wayne Jack…
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Lady Wildcats get sweet revenge in winning Centreville tourney
The Wayland varsity softball team captured the championship in the Centreville Invitational Saturday in a particularly satisfying manner. The Lady Wildcats defeated Richland Gull Lake in the finals, turning the…