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Dems had majority in Dorr Twp. less than a decade ago
Once upon a time, Dorr Township was an island of Democrats in a sea of Republicans in Allegan County. Those days are gone. To be sure, there have been pockets…
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Hate-filled rhetoric fuels troubling incidents like shooting
To the editor: A person shot up a baseball practice in the Washington D.C. area; not surprising, the target was a team made up of Republican members of the House…
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Hopkins Township barn fire kills more than a dozen cattle
Several animals were killed in a barn fire early Thursday morning at Ybema Farms in Hopkins Township. Authorities indicated the fire started overnight by some kind of electrical spark. Local firefighters…
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Finally! Clouds portend that a hard rain’s a gonna fall
Randy Maynard took this photo of the swirl of clouds over the overpass at U.S.-131 and 144th Avenue just north of Dorr on Wednesday evening. It wasn't long afterward that…
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Martin Twp. adopts $800,000 budget for fiscal year 2017-18
The Martin Township Board Wednesday night adopted a budget of more than $800,000 after holding a truth in taxation hearing. The board chose to levy the maximum amount of 0.8625…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — June 17, 1992 Leighton Township Supervisor Dar VanderArk has outlined a proposal to fund road paving and improvement projects, very similar to the one used by…
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City Plan Commission tables decision on PERC zoning
The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening after a public hearing tabled a proposal to eliminate Planned Enterprise Residential Cluster (PERC) zoning designation. Only four of the seven commissioners were…
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Julie Phillips wins annual Katheryn Brenner teaching award
Julie Phillips, seventh grade teacher at Wayland Middle School, was chosen as the 2017 Katheryn Lorraine Brenner Award recipient for the 2016-17 academic year. She was presented with the honor…
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It’s early yet, but I support school bond proposal Nov. 7
ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. Not long ago I told readers about my lifetime “first” in voting against school millage…
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Ranger Rick: Planned Parenthood a huge part of the ‘rotting’
Planned Parenthood – just the name seems to conjure up a Mom, Dad and children, being the family “planners” modern couples seem to think they are trying to practice — sounds…