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Julie (Stora) Bush, 1982 WHS graduate, dies at 55
Julie A. (Stora) Bush, 55, died Wednesday, March 13. A 1982 graduate of Wayland High School, she was born Dec. 29, 1963. Julie is survived by her father, Tom Stora,…
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Mike Jahnke selected Leighton Firefighter of Year
The Leighton Township Fire Department held its annual banquet Saturday evening. Mike Jahnke (right, shown with Fire Chief Matt Weston) was selected Firefighter of the Year of the Year. Weston…
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Wayland Robotics team places 2nd in tourney
The Wayland High School First Robotics team No. 6090 finished second Saturday at the the season's first competition in Muskegon. The Wildcats lost in the tie-breaker criteria in the final…
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I oppose organized public prayer, but I am a coward
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. It has been almost 57 years since one of the most contentious Supreme Court…
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One Small Voice: ‘Newest’ college admissions scandal
You can’t tell me that this current scandal surrounding the admissions of lesser deserving privileged children to elite colleges is anything new. It isn’t. What is different now is the…
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Service will be Friday for Kenneth Glascott, 84
Kenneth “Tom” Glascott, age 84, died Friday, March 15. Kenneth served his country in the U.S. Army and was a volunteer fireman for the Hopkins Fire Department. Family was the…
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Funeral March 23 for Mary Jo Cheyne-Bastian, 52
Mary Jo Cheyne-Bastian, age 52, died Friday, March 15. She is survived by her husband, Paul Bastian; her children Duane (Ashley) Cheyne, Cheri (Rick) Klifman, Sandy Stasker and Rachel (Michael)…
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WHS forensics team takes 3rd at Portage Northern
The Wayland High School forensics team brought home a third place trophy from the Portage Northern Invitational earlier this month. Junior Jamie Murray was awarded the first ever Snell Award, for…
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Wayland grad to be Mayo Clinic resident in 2020
Michael Merren, formerly of Wayland, will continue his medical education at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for residency in anesthesiology, beginning in July 2020. A graduate of Wayland High…
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Martin’s Carter Hilton to play basketball at KVCC
Carter Hilton has been a four-year starter on the Martin boys' basketball team, and on Friday he announced his plans for after graduation. At 6'2, Hilton will be playing for…