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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…
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Martin track team has 2 Division 4 regional champs
Martin High School senior Natalie Yowler emerged as Division 4 regional champion Friday at Saugatuck High School in the shot put, tossing the orb a personal best 34 feet 4…
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Army Bob: China getting a climate change free pass
by Robert M. Traxler This is the third column on the end-of-the-world promise, guarantee, undeniable truth, and only one person has risen to defend the “settled, undeniable science.” We need…
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Splash Pad opens a little early this year in City Park
Wayland's most popular summer attraction, the Splash Pad in City Park, opened this week, even though a large number of users complained the water is cold. The pad usually opens…
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Celebration of life planned Saturday for Neola Martin
Neola Marie (Trumbull) Martin, 84, died Tuesday evening, May 18, at her home in Martin. Born Feb. 4, 1937, in Calhoun County, the daughter of Max and Dora Trumbull, she…
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Graveside service for Robin Cornell will be held Friday
Robin Cornell, age 56, died Saturday, May 8. She is survived by her mother, Pearl (Ed) Trojanowski; siblings Kevin (Deb) Cornell, Sue (Allison) Budnick, Chuck (Wahnita) Cornell, Brian Cornell; stepsiblings…
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Oops! She did it again! Ludema no-no streak hits 3
Make that three in a row for Wayland junior pitcher Emma Ludema. She surpassed Johnny VanderMeer’s legendary feat of throwing back-to-back no-hitters Wednesday by throwing her third, the last two…
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Squires prove they’re the class of O-K Silver softball
The Hopkins varsity softball team Wednesday found out the hard way which team is the class of the O-K Silver Conference. It’s Calvin Christian, which delivered the lady Vikings a…