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Service Monday for truck enthusiast Robert Roelofs
Robert L. Roelofs, age 88, of Wayland, died Monday, Aug. 3. Bob retired from Star Truck Rentals Company, and from Weller Truck Company. He was a founding member of the…
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Funeral in Martin will be Monday for Mary DeMann
Mary DeMann died Wednesday, Aug. 5, at her home in Martin after a brief illness. She was 62. She was born March 30, 1958, in St. Joseph, to the Rev.…
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Army Bob: How old is too old for the U.S. presidency?
by Robert M. Traxler How old is too old to be President of the United States? Former Vice President Joe Biden is 78 years old pushing 79, born on Nov.…
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Wayland adjusts Back to School plan to hybrid model
Wayland Union schools is adjusting its “Return to Learn plans for the academic year. Superintendent Dr. Christina Hinds, in a letter to parents today wrote: “We've received an overwhelming response…
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Wayland non-Homestead millage may not be a loss
The Allegan County Board of Canvassers is closely examining results of the Wayland Union School District non-Homestead millage renewal request in the Aug. 4 primary election. The unoffical results from…
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Graveside service will be Friday for Jeffrey Dykstra
Jeffrey Dale Dykstra, age 53, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Aug. 4. He sold produce at the Fulton Street Farmers Market for 42 years and managed that market for 15 of…
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Kevin Stevenson defied odds and lived for 41 years
Kevin Charles Stevenson died Saturday, Aug. 1, at his home in Wayland. Born Feb. 21, 1979. in Allegan, he was the eldest child of David Lloyd Stevenson and the late…
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Graveside service will be Friday for Kenneth Rewa
Kenneth Robert Rewa, 59, of Hopkins, died Sunday, Aug. 2, at his home. Born July 5, 1961, in Allegan, he was the son of Marilyn (VandenBerg) Rewa and the late…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 9, 1995 The silo in Bradley that once provided a birds’…
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Wayland schools’ non-Homestead millage is defeated
The Wayland Union school district’s non-Homestead millage request was narrowly defeated in Tuesday’s primary election by a count of 2,108 to 2,057. The request was to renew an 18-mill tax…