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Viking guys and girls celebrate O-K Silver track championships
For the Hopkins girls’ varsity track team, an O-K Silver Conference championship was business as usual, but for the Viking guys, achieving the same feat…
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Three food service grievances against Wayland schools outlined
The Wayland Board of Education Monday night was presented with three grievances from employees with the school’s food service program. Tom Greig, former Wayland High School teacher and now UNISERV…
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Services set for Thursday for Evelyn Brenner, 92, of Hopkins
Evelyn R. Brenner of Hopkins, died Monday, May 11, at Brairwood Assisted Living in Allegan. She was 92. Mrs. Brenner was born Aug. 9, 1922, in Sparta, the daughter of…
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WHS grad’s cancer diagnosis raises questions for firefighters
Firefighter Stephen "Shakey" Vanravenswaay, a 1990 graduate of Wayland High School, is getting a lot of support lately from his firefighting brethren in Orange County, Fla. VanRavenswaay, a firefighter for…
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Joshua Keyzer, 16, pleads guilty to felony murder of cousin
The Dorr area teenager who was accused or raping and killing his 21-year-old cousin near Doan’s Lake last summer pleaded guilty this morning to felony murder. Joshua Keyzer, who then…
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Monday Moanin’ — What must be done in ‘road kill’ aftermath
By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net Proposal I fails, resoundingly, but too many voters respond with no votes across the board I completely understand the statewide backlash by voters and turning back…
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Renewable energy package is a positive step in right direction
An eight-bill energy package has been introduced by Aric Nesbitt to update Michigan’s outdated energy program. It’s good to see more attention being paid to “renewable” energy to decrease our…
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The Muck Starts Here: ‘Mad, bad and dangerous to know’
By Barry Hastings The President should declare the critically poor condition of our power and transportation (land, sea [water], air) infrastructures constitutes a national emergency of immense magnitude, and declare…
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WHS valedictorian Eddie Seymour 10th in Riverbank 10k
Wayland High School graduate Eddie Seymour finished 10th Saturday in the men’s 10-kilometer race of the annual Firth Third River Bank Run. Seymour, who was valedictorian of the Wayland High…
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Wildcat boys take 2nd overall in final O-K Gold track standings
The boys varsity track team finished third Saturday at the O-K Gold Conference meet at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. With that finish the Wildcats were able to clinch second…