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We must be proactive on climate change, like Y2K
To the editor: Thanks for providing a forum for news and discussion. A week or so ago you had a column on climate change. I read it several times to…
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Wildcat boys and girls both suffer defeats at Lowell
It's a difficult realization to swallow, but the Wayland girls' varsity basketball team very definitely struggles without star 6-2 junior pivot Stephanie Ainsworth. The Lady Wildcats were on the short…
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Martin girls outlast Coloma; boys falter down stretch
Sophomore Gracie Shettler and junior Natalie Yowler came off the bench and sparked the Martin girls’ varsity basketball team to a hard-fought 45-36 victory Friday night over a surprisingly competitive…
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Basura: The Beach Doctor conquers sea urchin bites
“Help! I need somebody! Help, not just anybody. Won’t you please, please, help me?” — The Beatles, 1965 My uncle, a Korean War vet, asked me the other day if…
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WAEMS Board working on 5-year restructuring plan
The Wayland Area Emergency Services ambulance operations are the busiest ever and personnel are scrambling to keep up with costs and demands. Penny Post, who represents Dorr Township on the…
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Man in Ethan Mutschler’s traffic death gets 1 year
Colter Rounds, the motorist who caused a traffic crash that killed 17-year-old Wayland High School student Ethan Mutschler has been sentenced to a year in jail. Rounds also was ordered…
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Wayland’s supt. search begins with seeking input
The search for a successor to retiring Wayland Union Schools Supt. Norman Taylor began in earnest Thursday afternoon and evening with a couple of “public input sessions.” Dr. Rodney Green…
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Army Bob: Rep. Adam Schiff has become a media deity
by Robert M. Traxler In researching this column, I Googled Representative Adam Bennet Schiff, (D-Ca.) and got page after page of hero worship by the media; to sum up the…
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Lady Viking bowlers still unbeaten in conference
The Hopkins girls' varsity bowling team continues to roll undefeated in the O-K Silver Conference. The Lady Vikings defeated Kent City on a non-league dual match Monday and then bested…
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A bad day at Zeeland for both WHS bowling teams
It was a tough day for the Wayland boys' and girls' varsity bowling teams Wednesday. The Lady Wildcats lost by a score of 27-3 and the guys went down 29-1.…