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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 — June 7, 1995 Martin High School’s 800-meter relay team, with 9Mark Garcia,…
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Service will be Monday for McKenna Dutkiewicz, 21
A "Meal Train" effort is being organized for the Dutkiewicz family in Gun Lake because if the sudden and unexpected death Monday night of McKenna Dutkiewicz, 21. A spokesperson on…
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WHS grad is social worker at Family Justice Center
Wayland High School graduate Hannah Wykoski, daughter of Mr. and Mars. Robert Wykoski of Dorr, has joined the Family Justice Center of St. Joseph County as a social worker. Ms.…
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Kalamazoo man gets 32 to 50 for 2019 crime spree
William Thomas Travis, 23, of Kalamazoo, sentenced to 32 to 50 years in prison last week in Allegan County Circuit Court for a crime spree that included assault with intent…
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One Small Voice: Criticism of Trump sometimes unfair
by Lynn Mandaville If you read my column regularly, you might recall that I refer to my parents, particularly my Ma, quite a bit, for the wisdom and values they…
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Graveside service planned Thursday for Paul Sprague
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 4, at Bradley Indian Mission Cemetery in Wayland for Paul Peter Sprague Jr., age 68, who died Wednesday, May…
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Ranger Rick: Dorr’s Colonial Kitchen is on casualty list
Our illustrious and greasy-faced governor has spoken and deemed it acceptable to whatever her majesty thinks safe for us cretins and hillbillies. To find out what is opening up and…
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Guest column: WHS grad tells of growing up brown
EDITOR'S NOTE: Tony Satterfield, a 2005 graduate of Wayland High School, now is an entrepreneur living in Oregon. by Tony Satterfield What has growing up black in America been like…
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COVID-19 reduces casino revenue sharing payment
The Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatomis has announced that spring revenue sharing payments are down slightly from six months ago because the Coronavirus shut down the casino in March. The…
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Splash pad, City Hall, local eateries opening in June
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s announcement that Michigan will open up even more next week in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis has prompted the City of Wayland to make moves…