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Army Bob: Cold War redux? Russian tanks better than ours
The Russians have introduced a new main battle tank at the annual WWII Victory Parade, the T-14 Armata. The tank is a marvel of 21st Century innovation. It has a…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: ‘Purple Patty’ and the ugly senate campaign
“When you lie down with dogs, you rise up with fleas.” — Ottawa County Prosecutor James Bussard, March 1969. This is the somewhat sordid and salacious story of perhaps the…
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WHS grad accepted into Hope watershed research program
Emily Arendsen, a graduating Wayland High School senior who is planning to study biology at Hope College this fall, has been accepted into Hope College's Watershed Research program this summer.…
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Democracy Tree: Many local police now are armed to the teeth
Is your local government armed to the teeth? Many in Michigan are. A recent editorial in U.S. News & World Report cited the drama writer’s principle known as “Chekhov’s Gun”…
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Services scheduled for Saturday for Bud Higbee, 85, of Dorr
Ruben "Bud" E. Higbee, age 85 of Dorr, died May 27. Bud was a wood worker at Grand Rapids Dowel Works. He was a member of the Wyoming Ward Church…
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Lady Wildcats win tuneup for districts and run record to 29-2
The Wayland varsity softball team Tuesday defeated Wyoming 4-1 in a non-league nine-inning game to improve its overall season record to 29-2. The contest was a sort of tuneup for…
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Funeral will be Saturday for 5-year-old son of WHS graduates
Services for the 5-year-old son of two Wayland High School graduates killed May 16 in a tragic traffic accident will be Saturday in Middleville. Caleb Duley was born Feb. 18,…
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Dorr Township to spend $9,750 per dust control application
The Dorr Township Board Tuesday evening decided to spend $9,750 per application on up to two applications of dust control for gravel roads. The board had delayed action on the…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 167
25 Years Ago — May 30, 1990 Progress on a proposed modular home construction plant in Wayland has been at a standstill in the past several months, leading city…
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Two-vehicle traffic crash occurs at 135th Ave. and 7th Street
Local citizen Jane Balder Davidson took this photo Tuesday of a two-vehicle traffic crash on 135th Avenue and 7th Street in Leighton Township. Rescue personnel are shown here at the…