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Army Bob: Left-wing ‘truths’ do not need facts, just desire
by Robert M. Traxler Being a liberal media member and politician means never having to say you are sorry for being wrong. Left wing truths need not have facts to…
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Watson Twp. learns of PFAS contamination at old dump
PFAS, or perfluorooctanoic acid, has been in the news in Michigan lately, and the Watson Township Board learnedThursday night it is an unwelcome guest at the old Watson-Martin Township dump…
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Funeral Monday for stabbing murder victim David Baker, 37
David Baker, age 37 died Tuesday, Sept. 3, a victim of a stabbing murder in Wyoming. He was killed on the front yard of a home on Porter Street after…
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Thin ranks, youth challenges for Hopkins C-C at jamboree
It was a rough O-K Silver Conference opener for Hopkins Wednesday at the home course of Wyoming Lee. The Vikings boys were unable to field a full team and were…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Sept. 7, 1994 Greg Dykstra was granted approval to rezone 10 acres…
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Two doubles teams win, but ‘Cats drop 6-2 match to Otsego
The Wayland High School boys' varsity tennis team lost 6-2 to Otsego Tuesday in a non-league match. Winning for the Wildcats: • No. 3 doubles, with freshman Elijah Kincaid and…
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Wayland Fall Fun Fest’s successor approved for Oct. 26
Wayland’s Fall Fun Fest may have died a couple of years ago, but the founder of the “This Is Wayland” web page is spearheading an effort for a special day…
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Wayland boy donated handicapped accessible wheelchair
The story about a Wayland boy's handicapped-accessible van that was destroyed by an uninsured driver crashed into it apparently has a happy ending. Graham Tomson, 4, son of Mr. and…
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Ranger Rick: It’s life, not books, that taught me all I’ve learned
Ranger Rick has lived many years and has earned everything he has. Nothing given to him other than what was earned either with his own two hands or brain (some…
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Former State Rep. candidate to run for drain commissioner
Mark Ludwig, a Fennville area farmer who unsuccessfully challenged incumbent State Rep. Mary Whiteford in the 80th District in 2018, is now setting his sights on the post of Allegan…