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Basura: So Trump ‘aced’ a simple cognitive screen
A butterfly, Fluttered by, And landed on a daisy, The sun is high, And so am I, This wine is makin’ me lazy. — Commander Cody and The Lost Planet…
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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 — July 19, 1995 The West Michigan area was attempting to cope with…
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Hopkins Twp. annexation proposal clears state hurdle
The Wayland City Planning Commission welcomed new member Mark Lyons in its first meeting since the COVID-19 crisis hit Michigan in March. The meeting Tuesday evening was a virtual session,…
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COVID-19 deaths in Allegan County remain at 7 of 346
As of Tuesday afternoon, July 14, a total of 346 people have tested positive for the Coronavirus in Allegan County, Health Department officials report. There still have been seven deaths,…
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Ranger Rick: All lives, or just black lives that matter?
Last Sunday in Indianapolis, Jessica Doty Whitaker was shot and killed from an altercation with BLM thugs who were upset she and her fiancé had said "All Lives Matter." Eventually…
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Yes It’s True: Ex-Supt. Norm Taylor backs Donald Trump
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” — Commonly attributed to the French philosopher and writer Voltaire. “I’m looking…
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Tom Haveman’s memorial will be at his home Monday
Thomas J. Haveman, age 82, died Thursday, July 9. Surviving are his daughters, Kimberly Ann, Teri Jo, Jane Marie, Cheryl Lynn, and Jennifer Joan; many loving grandchildren and great grandchildren;…
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Mary Brainard of Hopkins passed July 8 at age 87
Mary Brainard, 87, of Hopkins died in her sleep at home on Wednesday, July 8. Mary loved her family and her cat, Sugar. She also loved to cook and bake.…
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Visitation for ’71 WHS grad Walter Blue is Thursday
Walter Blue, age 66, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, July 12. A 1971 graduate of Wayland High School, Walter loved hunting, fishing, and boating, but most of all, he oved to…
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Allegan County supts. sign on to back to school plan
All public school superintendents in the Allegan County Intermediate School District have signed on to a proposed Return to School plan for Allegan County, beginning in late August. All Allegan…