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Army Bob: So now what can be done about Dorr Twp. roads?
Dorr Township last month voted down the millage to maintain and improve roads. Dorr voted the millage down by 64% to 36%, a very clear and sound defeat for the…
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Open house honors retiring city public services director
Pierre and Jackie Brazeau show a gag gift photo of Pierre lounging on a beach while on vacation some time ago. Pierre was honored Thursday afternoon at City Hall Council…
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I suspect we’re being manipulated on Confederate flag issue
ACHTUNG: The following is a not “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. The furor over the Confederate flag flying at the capital of South Carolina…
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Service will be Friday for 20-day-old child James Nathan Winter
James Nathan Winter, only 20 days old, died in his mother's arms Saturday, June 20, at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids. He will be lovingly missed by his…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 171
25 Years Ago — June 27, 1990 An expanded recycling program for Allegan County could be in lace by the first of 1991, applying a $25 tax per household, according…
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Democracy Tree: Twitter pulls plug on political transparency
by Amy Kerr Hardin “A member of Congress does not and should not have the same expectation of privacy as a private citizen. Power can only be accountable with a…
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Former Wayland state trooper Darrell Vander Ark dies at 72
Former Michigan State Police Trooper Darrell D. Vander Ark, 72, of Byron Center, died Saturday, June 20 after a year struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. Darrell retired from the Michigan State…
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Potential buyer no longer interested in North Main property
Denny Meyers of Tool & Die Inc., potential buyer of property in the 600 block of North Main Street if it could be rezoned from business to light industrial, has…
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Growing General RV’s business expansion plans approved
The General RV dealership and service center continues to grow so much that it plans to expand at its current site on Reno Drive in Wayland. The business, headquartered…
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Dorr, Hopkins, and Green Lake plan 4th of July celebrations
The communities of Dorr, Hopkins and Green Lake will have their annual Fourth of July celebrations the weekend of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 3, 4 and 5, A variety…