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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 3, 1996 The Tree Tracers genealogy group had to leave its space inside the Henika District Library to make way for the new children’s wing of the library and becaue of...
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WHS clinic e-mail snafu actually was oversharing link

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Though some 2,500 people were reported to have been vaccinated at the Wayland site last weekend, there also were reports that hundreds were turned away because of fraudulent or mistaken e-mails. Three Allegan County Health Department clinics were held at Wayland Union High School, which has been the site of...
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Lady Wildcat bowlers end in ‘sweet 16’ of state tourney

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Kadence Bottrall and Isabella Harnsih Both of the Wayland High School qualifiers in the state Division 2 bowling tournament Saturday made it to the Round of 16 match play at Century Lanes in Waterford. However, both were eliminated in their first matches. Sophomore Kadence Bottrall entered match play seeded second...
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WHS grad leads Aquinas to WHAC cross-country title

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Maggie Whitney Former Wayland High School standout Maggie Whitney was top finisher for Aquinas College Friday in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference cross-country meet at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids. Whitney, a state qualifier in the 800-meter run and in cross-country while a Wildcat, took third place in the race and...
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Youth in Govt. students join spring conference virtually

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The Wayland High School delegation to Michigan Youth in Government had its spring conference this past weekend. The student-led organization encourages our members to defend and argue bill and national proposals while meeting students from across the state. "Even though they could not be in Lansing this year, that did...
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Columns

Yes It’s True: Politics really is just a popularity contest

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A Sport Magazine cover from March 1966. When I was just a young lad, perhaps my favorite periodical was the monthly “Sport” Magazine. I enjoyed its terrific photographs and interesting stories about the sporting world, and I particularly paid attention to its annual award for the World Series MVP, bestowing...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 20, 1996 Paws with a Cause will have a grand opening for its new national headquarters on Division just north of Wayland. Steve Bird, acting principal at Sycamore Elementary in the...
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No Allegan County Covid deaths in more than a week

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No one connected with Allegan County died of the Coronavirus in the past two weeks, according to the County Health Department. Allegan County still has 118 deaths reported since the pandemic began almost a year ago. The number of hospitalizations is 186 and 7.030 have been reported as recovered from...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 13, 1996 The Monterey Township Planning Commission is considering recommending a local ordinance banning residents from keeping exotic pets. Commissioner Robert Caywood said, ”We don’t need lions and tigers in Monterey...
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WHS debate team takes part in mock UN assembly

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The Wayland High School debate team took part in their final international debate Saturday, March 6. They enjoyed a three-hour long "mock" United Nations Assembly, during which they discussed a varirty of issues, including COVID-19/vaccines, gender equality, LGBTQ+ oppression and sustainable energy.
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