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No service for Wayland native Raymond Bellinger
Raymond David Bellingar, 90, of Inverness, Fla., died Wednesday, Sept.1, 2021 at the Wings Home in Allegan. Born Sept. 7, 1930, in Wayland, he was the son of the late…
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Memorial visitation Sept. 11 for Deb Felps-Tyler, 58
Debra Suzette Felps-Tyler, age 58, died Sept. 1, at her home in Wayland after a long battle with cancer Debra was born April 5, 1963, in Fort Poke, LA to…
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Service will be Thursday for Gene Little of Wayland
Charles Eugene "Gene" Little, 71, from Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 1. He was born in Gary, Ind., Nov. 19, 1949, to Luther and Bessie Little. Gene was a graduate of…
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Lois Baugh, longtime local businesswoman dies at 91
Lois E. Baugh, co-owner of Wayland’s longest continuous business, died Thursday, Sept. 2. She was 91. She and her husband Alan celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Feb. 17. The…
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Two more Covid-related deaths reported in county
The Allegan County Health Department has reported today that two more people in the county have died as a result of the Coronavirus in the past week. As of Friday,…
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Wayland city brush pickup policy announced again
City of Wayland officials indicate that within the city, brush will be picked up every Tuesday roughly between May and late October and after severe storms. Residents are asked to…
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WAEMS to receive $174,000 with federal grant award
The Wayland Area Ambulance Service will get a $174,615 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Wayland and Comstock grants are provided through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. The…
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Army Bob: Cutting, running in Afghanistan just wrong
by Robert M. Traxler I have been an Afghan for 312 years, a Muslim for 1421 years and a Pashtun, Tajiks, Hazaras, Hazaras, Baloch,and 11 others for 8000 years. This…
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Clippers packing offensive wallop with 54, 64 points
The Martin eight-man varsity football team apparently has another scoring machine on its hands. The Clippers, who have lost only twice in three seasons, both of those in playoffs to…
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Wildcats victims of early blitzkrieg in 42-0 defeat
Coopersville scored 42 points in its season-opening victory over Big Rapids last week. It scored 42 points again Thursday night in Wayland, but 35 of them in the first period…