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Memorial visitation is Sunday for Linda Rutgers of Hopkins
Linda L. Rutgers of Hopkins, age 76, died Saturday, Aug. 6. Linda loved being a wife and mother. She will be deeply missed by her husband of 32 years, Del;…
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Let’s insist Johnson and Stein join the presidential debates
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I hereby urge America’s two major political parties to include both the Libertarian and…
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Wayland schools’ 3rd bond refunding saves $320,000
Wayland Union School District taxpayers will save an additional $320,409 in interest in its third bond refunding this year. The estimated savings is based on refunding series C bonds from…
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Ranger Rick: Between Trump and Clinton, the choice is clearly Trump
I understand your predicament — Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Trump, Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Trump, Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Trump – you’re standing there trying to mark who you want…
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Service Thursday for air legend Hank Veverica of Gun Lake
Henry William "Hank" Veverica, of Wayland (Gun Lake) has died at the age of 88. Born in Durand Mich., Henry was the son of Andrew and Margaret Veverica of Muskegon.…
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Wayland Auto Sales shuttered by Mich. Secretary of State
Wayland Motor Sales is one of two West Michigan auto dealerships that have been closed by the Michigan Secretary of State's office. Wayland Motor Sales. 159 N. Main St., and…
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Summer free meals series for kids still struggles at some sites
Though the numbers have increased over last year, the summer "Funtastic" free meals program for children 18 and under struggles to attract more than a few at some of the…
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Wayland Athletic Boosters cancel 2nd annual Bash Aug. 20
The Wayland High School Athletic Boosters Club has canceled this year's Booster Bash fund-raiser, which was scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 20, at Orchard Hills. Wayland Board of Education member Nancy…
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School board raises concerns about shared business services plan
A proposal for Wayland Union schools to provide business services to the Johanneburg-Lewiston district ran into some opposition from Board of Education members Monday night. The idea, presented at the…
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Hopkins grad Mary (Reurink) Poeller dies in Battle Creek
Mary Lynn Poeller, nee Reurink, 69, a 1964 Hopkins High School graduate, died last Tuesday at her Battle Creek home. Poeller, an area business woman and life long gardener, was…