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Funeral will be Saturday for James ‘Boonie’ Hilaski of Dorr
James "Boonie" Hilaski, age 72 of Dorr, died April 19, while home with family. James worked for Bay Valley Foods for more than 47 years. He enjoyed going to the…
Posted inObituaries
Service Thursday for Herman Jay Potter, 75, of Moline
Herman Jay Potter, age 75, died Sunday, April 19. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Florence Potter; children Roger (Melody Sessions) Potter, Dan (Amy) Potter; grandchildren Jenna…
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Lady Wildcats blitz Ottawa Hills 8-0 to go above .500
The Wayland girls' soccer team beat Ottawa Hills 8-0 Monday to bring itsrecord to 4-3-1 and 1-1 in O-K Gold Conference play. Brinley Nieuwenhuis scored twice and Haley Thelen, Madelyn…
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Wayland school board tables budget assumption options
The Wayland Board of Education Monday night decided to table until next Monday a decision on four options presented for employee wages for next fiscal year. The board balked at…
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Schools plan to offer free meals to youngsters over summer
A free summer meal program for everyone in the community under age 18 is being planned by Wayland Union Schools Food Services Director Sarah Parr. Parr and Schools Information Director…
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Wayland company wins 2-year contract to upgrade Soo Lock
Windemuller Inc. of Wayland has won a $6.3 million contract to overhaul control systems for the second largest of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie. The two-year agreement with…
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Monday Moan: Penmanship, poor roads and just plain poor
By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net Biological and Psychology Benefits of Learning Cursive Don't let your schools stop teaching cursive Published by William R. Klemm Ph.D., Senior Professor of Neuroscience at Texas…
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Wildcat middle school boys, girls both win track invitational
The Wayland boys' and girls' middle school track teams both had a terrific day in their season openers Friday, by placing first in a six-team invitational. The invitational meet included…
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Viking track teams step up challenges at Hastings Relays
The Hopkins boys' and girls' track teams challenged themselves Saturday by taking on higher division opponents in the Hastings Relays. The Vikings were the only Division 3 school in the…
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Consequences are dire if we don’t stop polluting environment
The recent piece about the decline of the bald eagle in the Allegan County News & Gazette spoke loudly to my concerns about our environment and our health when it…