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Three Rivers ends Wildcat win streak at 20 in a row
The Wayland varsity softball winning streak of 20 games ended Saturday in a 4-3 loss to Three Rivers in the second game of the Wayland Quad. The Lady Wildcats once…
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Service is Thursday for Sheryl Visser, 57, of Moline
Sheryl Visser, age 57, of Moline, died Thursday May 20. Sheryl worked as a bed maker at Sandy Creek Nursing Home and washed pots, pans, and tables at Burger King.…
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Leighton Twp. Dept. honors 2020-21 Firefighter of Year
The Leighton Township Fire Department held its annual Firefighters Appreciation Banquet and recognized the Firefighter of the Year. Selected this year was Cody Williams "for outstanding support, leadership and commitment to our…
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Service Wednesday for 1965 WHS grad Gordon Jurrians
Gordon Ross Jurrians, age 75, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 20. Gordon, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School and a letter winner on the Wildcat football team, served in…
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Lady Vikings fight off rallies to defeat Delton
The Hopkins varsity softball team survived Delton’s rallies and pulled out a 12-10 non-league victory Friday. The Lady Vikings shot out to a 5-0 lead in the opening inning and…
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County Covid death toll at 142, but cases, rates down
The death toll from the Coronavirus in Allegan County has climbed by four more in the past two weeks, reaching a total of 142 since the pandemic began 14 months…
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Services will be Tuesday in Otsego for Mike Houseman
Mylan “Mike” Houseman died Thursday night, May 20, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was 90. Mike was born Feb. 11, 1931 in Three Rivers, son of William and Florence…
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Sprinters lead Wildcat boys to 3rd place in regionals
The Wayland boys’ varsity track team placed third in a field of 14 teams at the Division 2 track regionals at Mason. The girls were ninth in a 15-team field.…
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Viking frosh impressive in D-3 regional track outings
Two throwers on the Hopkins girls’ and boys’ varsity track teams fared the best individually Friday at the Division 3 regional track meet at Stevensville Lakeshore. Grace Brenner tossed the…
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Yes It’s True: Reporting of feats not all created equal
“All animals are created equal but some are more equal than others.” — George Orwell, “Animal Farm I have come to the unpleasant conclusion that for many years I have been a…