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Despite Covid, Wayland may increase classroom time
It looks like the Wayland Board of Education is getting ready to drop the hybrid model of instruction and instead go with at least four days a week of classroom…
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Ramblin’ Road: Drug sellers masquerade as tire sellers?
The cooler weather chased King and I inside today (Saturday). Yesterday was cooler as well, but it didn’t stop King from playing golf with our sons. I did venture out…
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Quick skillet for an easy, tasty goulash-style dinner
Quick Skillet Ingredients: 2 pounds ground beef 2 cups water 1 15 ounce can of tomato sauce 1/4 cup of ketchup 3 to 4 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce 2 cups…
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Army Bob: Hunter Biden’s case shows troubling trend
by Robert M. Traxler We have witnessed a change in the national power base in the last two decades. Prior to the Internet, invented by the Department of Defense by…
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Stop trashing democratic voting by mail practice
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Perhaps the most seriously wrong-headed and misguided contention in the election of 2020, is…
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Martin wins 20-6 Saturday matinee against Tri-Unity
Martin defeated Wyoming TriUnity Christian Saturday 20-6 in a strange rescheduled contest. The Clippers had two consecutive Friday night games against Lawrence and Marcellus canceled, but somehow was able to…
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Vikings overcome Godwin, foul weather in 48-20 win
Neither ran, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail, nor Wyoming Godwin Heights could stop the Hopkins varsity football team from clinching at least a share of its third consecutive O-K…
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Wildcats fall to Kenowa Hills; loss streak reaches 17
The Wayland varsity football team regained some of its offensive chops Friday night, but still lost 38-20 at Kenowa Hills. It was the Wildcats' 17th consecutive defeat on the gridiron,…
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Hopkins School Board meeting reset for Oct. 26
The Hopkins Board of Education meeting planned for Monday, Oct. 19, is being postponed until Monday, Oct. 26, due to a lack of clarity about whether public bodies continue to…
Posted inObituaries
Diane Conway to be buried at Sts. Cyril & Methodius
Diane Marie (Carroll) Conway, formerly of Gun Lake, died Oct. 8 in Elmhurst, Ill. She was 77. Born April 13, 1943, to John and Mildred (Kotrba) Carroll and stepdaughter of…