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Snow, Old Man Winter put on hold in Green Christmas
The weather was so pleasant in West Michigan Thursday that families came out in droves to the Wayland City Park. The sign to the immediate west of the police/fire station…
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Funeral will be Monday for Erin Sopjes, 51, of Dorr
Erin Kelly Sopjes (McGovern) 51, of Dorr, died of cancer Thursday, Dec. 26. Erin was born Jan. 14, 1968, raised in the suburbs of Detroit, attended Southgate High, and graduated…
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Wildcats scare Godwin, but fade down stretch, 60-50
The young, inexperienced and short Wayland varsity basketball team Thursday evening gave perennial basketball power Wyoming Godwin Heights all it wanted for three quarters before falling 60-50 in the opening…
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Army Bob: Media guilty of situational ethics on FISA issue
by Robert M. Traxler The FISA court is hopping mad that the deep state folks in the FBI, CIA and National Security Agency (NSA) lied to them in the affidavit…
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Lifelong Leighton Twp. farmer Ron Brink dies at age 77
Ronald J. Brink, age 77, of Caledonia, died Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Born on the family farm in 1942, Ron was a lifelong farmer in Leighton Township. He enjoyed going for…
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Missing Orangeville Twp. couple found safe, sound
An Orangeville couple, James and Dora Boulter, missing since Christmas Eve, reportedly have been found safe and sound. Barry County Sheriff's authorities sought help from the public in finding the…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 26, 1994 Robin Nyenhuis, a paramedic with the Wayland Area Emergency…
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Funeral is Friday for former Wayland man Tom Chrisman
Former Wayland man Thomas W. Chrisman, Sr., age 74, died Saturday, Dec. 21, after a long struggle with cancer. Born in Grand Rapids on March 11, 1945, to Frank and…
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WHS grad Ali Martus part of record-breaking golf team
Ali Martus, a 2016 graduate of Wayland High School, was a part of record-setting performance in women's golf for Northwood University last fall. Northwood's final round total of 299 and…
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Ranger Rick: Our President is getting good things done
I was viewing television Sunday night and found Ken Burns' excellent film series about the history of baseball. Though not a baseball nut myself, I enjoy watching history and baseball…