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GR Brewers sign WHS grad to catch for 2021 season

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Ben Barnes The Grand Rapids Brewers have announced the signing of catcher Ben Barnes for the 2021 summer season. Barnes, who caught for the Wayland High School varsity baseball team, attends NAIA Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids. The Brewers sign a variety of area collegiate athletes to join their amateur...
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Covid wreaking havoc on Wildcat boys, girls seasons

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The Ludema girls, one a junior and the other a freshman, and their family were involved in the effort to return to action this winter. The Coronavirus has been wreaking havoc on the Wayland High School basketball program over the past couple of weeks, as the Wildcat ranks have been...
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Former WHS teacher Jerry Nelson dies in California

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Word has been received of the death Jan. 8 in California of former Wayland High School teacher Gerald Lee Nelson. He was 79. Mr. Nelson, who taught biology, science, speech and English at Wayland in the 1960s and 1970s, was born on May 9, 1941. There was no information about...
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County Covid deaths jump to 118, but signs positive

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The number of Coronavirus cases reported in Allegan County continues to decline, but the death toll in the last week increased from 110 to 118. The average number of cases over a two-week period declined to blow 10 over the last three days and the positivity rate is down to...
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Former Wildcat C-C, track star is 800-meter champ

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Maggie Whitney as a Wildcat. Former Wayland High School cross-country and track standout Maggie Whitney captured the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) championship in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:21.62 to win by just five-tenths of a second. Whitney, a junior at Aquinas College, also ran a leg of...
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Vicki Lynn Avery of Dorr passes Tuesday at age 60

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Vicki Lynn Avery of Dorr died Tuesday, Feb. 15. She was 60 years old. She was born on Oct. 14, 1960, in Greenville to William and Nancy (Ohler) Lynema. She graduated from Wayland High School, while working her first job at Enza’s Pizza. She had a long and diverse working career,...
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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 — Feb. 21, 1996 Schuh's Harness Emporium at the corner of South Main and Pine Street, which was destroyed by the 1902 fire. Dorr and Leighton Township officials agree that sewer extensions are...
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Former Shelbyville woman Lynne Miller dies at age 74

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Lynne Miller of Kalamazoo, formerly of Shelbyville and wife of former Wayland High School teacher Dick Miller, died Saturday, Feb. 13. She was 74. Lynne was born in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 27, 1946, the daughter of the late Donald and Mildred (Foss) Nightengale. She attended Michigan State University and...
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Wildcat boys’ hoops coach finally scores 1st victory

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For Wayland High School varsity basketball coach Chris Jasinski, the wait is over. Jasinski, who took over the reins of the Wildcat program last year, finally picked up his first victory after 23 tries in a 51-36 victory on the home court against O-K Gold Conference rival Cedar Springs. Wayland...
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Stats still improving, but county Covid deaths at 110

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The number of deaths in Allegan County associated with the Coronavirus moved up to 110, as compared to 105 last Monday. Despite the increase, statistics continue to look positive in the battle against Covid-19. The average number of new cases over a seven-day period declined to below 10 percent for...
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