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Hopkins girls, guys off to 5-0, 4-1 dual meet track starts
The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams both are off to great starts this spring. The Lady Vikings scored more than 100 points once Wednesday in a double dual meet…
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Wayland City officials crafting outdoor sales ordinance
Wayland City officials are working on an ordinance that would handle licenses for outdoor vendors. The City Council had the first reading of a proposed ordinance Monday night after the…
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Ellen Bregg plans to play basketball at Kalamazoo Valley
Ellen Bregg (seated in the middle) has signed to play basketball with the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Cougars next year. Ellen has been a dedicated athlete during her years at…
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Son of local teachers continues to face medical challenges
Dawson Babiak, 4-year-old son of Wayland and Hopkins teachers Alison and Jason Babiak, continues to face challenges associated with his leukemia. His mother posted on Faebook this morning: "We finally…
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Former Hopkins woman dies 5 days shy of 106th birthday
Anna Mae Wynne of Greenville, formerly of Hopkins, died Monday, April 20, just five days shy of her 106th birthday. Anna was born April 25, 1909, in Duryea, Pa., the…
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Lady Wildcats lose 2-1 heartbreaker to Middleville TK in OT
The Wayland girls' soccer team lost a 2-1 squeaker Wednesday to O-K Gold Conference rival Middleville Thornapple Kellogg on a cold, windy and snowy evening. The girls battled to a…
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Soapbox from the past: ‘Oh, dusty roads, take me home’
EDITOR'S NOTE: Area township officials' continued hand-wringing and debate over dust control on rural gravel roads isn't really anything new, as proven by this editorial, written 25 years ago by…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 162
25 Years Ago — April 25, 1990 Hopkins School Superintendent Dr. Craig Misner has announced he is leaving to take the school chief’s job at Parchment. During his four years…
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Democracy Tree: State lawmakers allow toy guns to look real
by Amy Kerr Hardin Michigan’s legislature is poised to enact a bill that should be of grave concern for parents who, unlike GOP lawmakers, will immediately understand the true danger…
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Dorr, Martin fire departments to seek millages in May 5 vote
Most of the talk about the Tuesday, May 5, special election has been about roads, but Dorr and Martin townships also will have ballot issues on behalf of their fire…