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Ramblin’ Road: Customer conversations bear fruit
by Phyllis McCrossin You meet all kinds of people when you work retail, especially in a resort town. I try to talk to as many as I can. Partially because…
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Watson, Hopkins Twp. fires keep departments busy
Area firefighters were exceptionally busy Saturday night doing what they often do, but more often lately. The Hopkins Area Fire Department was summoned at about 5 p.m. to a structure…
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Burnips native Donald Bonney’s visitation Friday
Donald Bonney of Kentwood, a native of Burnips, died Thursday, May 13. He was 90. He grew up in various cities throughout Michigan and graduated from Kalkaska High School, where…
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Vikings in the middle of the pack at O-K Silver meet
The Hopkins boys’ varsity track team checked in fourth in the nine-team O-K Silver Conference meet and the girls were fifth. The Viking boys scored 85 points. Sparta was meet…
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WHS boys 4th in Gold meet; Lady Wildcats finish 7th
The Wayland High School boys’ varsity track team placed fourth in the O-K Gold Conference meet Friday at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. The guys accumulated 75 points, one more…
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Sierra Smith twirls 1-hitter at Lee in 17-0 Vikings’ win
A 17-0 victory over Wyoming Lee Friday afternoon hiked Hopkins to an overall season record of 10-6 and 8-1 in the O-K Silver Conference. The Lady Vikings got a nifty…
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So just how good are the 16-2 Lady Wildcat softballers?
So just how good is the Wayland High School girls’ varsity softball team this spring? The Lady Wildcats defeated Jenison 13-2 Friday afternoon in a non-league matchup to run their…
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Wayland Union’s learning plan remains unchanged
Local Health Department collaboration Schools continue to be required to work collaboratively with their local health department. Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and Ionia County Health Departments have changed their county-wide orders;…
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Yes It’s True: Rituals are a force that gives us meaning
I was listening to a radio interview the other day of Sasha Sagan, daughter of the late astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, who talked about the significance of rituals…
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Man local police caught soliciting sentenced to prison
Wayland City Police have announced the sentencing of David Milliner of Philadelphia, who was accused of and pleaded guilty to soliciting a 12-year-old Wayland boy three and a half years…