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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 216
25 Years Ago — May 21, 1991 The Globe published a front page photo of the gravesite of Charles L. Barrell of Leighton Township, who served with the 102nd Infantry…
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Wildcats sweep twin bill with Ottawa Hills, 17-1 and 12-2
The Wayland varsity baseball team swept a doubleheader Tuesday against Ottawa Hills to lift its overall season record to 13-16. The highlight of the day was a strong pitching performance…
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Shelbyville man struck on U.S.-131, taken to hospital
A 61-year-old Shelbyville man was struck by a vehicle on northbound US-131 near the 64 mile marker, Wayland, Wednesday when he was attempting to drag a large object, believed to…
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Leighton Twp. man to run for state rep. as a Democrat
There will be a familiar face in the race for 72nd District State Representative, familiar, at least in Leighton Township. Steve Shoemaker, a 43-year resident of this area, is running…
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Lady Wildcats capture 13th straight Gold softball title
The Wayland girls' varsity softball team captured their 13th consecutive O-K Gold Conference crown Tuesday with a doubleheader sweep of Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills. The Lady Wildcats have won or…
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Top 11 WHS Class of ’16 academic students announced
Wayland Union High School has announce the top academic graduates from the Class of 2016. All 11 of the students received a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 or higher:…
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Three Wayland staffers selected for education awards
Three Wayland Union schools' staff members were selected to be recognized at the Allegan County School Boards Association banquet June 15 at the Hopkins High School cafeteria with Outstanding People…
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Gun Lake hears its first ‘Sounding of the Siren’
The Gun Lake Protective Association along with the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Tribe) and several local townships Tuesday morning celebrated the “Sounding of the Siren.” This…
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Ranger Rick: Obama over reached on transgender issue
As an old curmudgeon, most of those in my generation have viewed many changes in American society – some very good — some, in my opinion, not so good. The…
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Vikings explode for 4 runs in 4th en route to 7-1 win
The Hopkins varsity baseball team beat NorthPointe Christian 7-1 Monday after a four-run explosion in the fourth inning. Hopkins scored in the fourth on a two-run single by Alex Steffes,…