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WHS vows to make Color Run annual event
The Wayland High School Student Council held its annual Color Run Saturday, April 26. A spokesperson for the event declared, "We’re already looking forward to next year!"
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My grandma called sloppy joe ‘lippy lappy’
by Kathy Hamman Miller The exact origins of the sloppy joe are debatable, however, I feel we can all agree our own grandma’s recipe was always the best. “Lippy Lappy”…
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King & I: Spring arrival also brings us hope
by Phyllis McCrossin It's Saturday. And it's cold. But there is the promise of spring in the air. I can look out the window and see a green haze in…
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Service is April 30 for Connie Hoskinson, 70
Constance L. Hoskinson, affectionately known as Connie, died peacefully at her home in Shelbyville April 24 at the age of 70. Born on April 16, 1955, in Cadillac, she was…
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Don’t be fooled by latest ballot proposal
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Well there you go again.” — Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Carter in the 1980…
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Wildcat softball team goes 2 for 3 in tourney
While the Wayland varsity was competing in Holland, the Wildcat jayvees were busy capturing the first-place trophy in the Otsego Invitational Saturday. Coach is Coralie Ritz Miller (standing far left).…
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Wayland Farmers Market season opens
The Wayland Farmers Market opened for the 2025 season Saturday morning to cool, but pleasant weather. Market Manager Angeline Latondress said the booths will be open Wednesdays and Saturdays from…
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Hopkins, Wayland flex track muscle in relays
The Hopkins girls' track team after winning the Watervliet meet. The Wayland and Hopkins track teams have been flexing success muscles thus far this season and some of it showed…
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Traffic incidents keep rescue personnel busy
Multiple traffic accidents on the U.S. 131 expressway on the northbound and southbound lanes near Plainwell and Martin caused vehicles to slow to a stand still Friday. Martin Fire and…
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Lady Wildcats sweep 2nd straight twin bill
The Wayland High School softball won its second doubleheader this week Friday with a sweep of Kalamazoo Christian. The Lady Wildcats lifted their overall season record to 9-2 by defeating…