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Wayland schools’ parents protest K-6 mask order
Wayland Union Schools opened for a half day Monday, and despite the Allegan County Health Department’s order for all K-6 students to be masked up because of Covid, there were…
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Ramblin’ Road: So who’s to blame for shooting on pier?
by Phyllis McCrossin I observe people and things. It’s what I do. Even before becoming a journalist I would watch people and how they reacted to different things. I didn’t…
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One Small Voice: Don’t let pols decide Covid for us
by Lynn Mandaville We are still experiencing a deadly pandemic in this country. This pandemic is a health crisis that has been manipulated by a particular political faction to be…
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Nice and smooth best describes butterscotch cake
Butterscotch Cake by Kathy Hamman Miller Preheat oven to 350 degrees For the cake: In medium mixing bowl stir together the following dry ingredients and set aside: 1/4 teaspoon salt…
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Allegan County’s 1st Covid death in 2 months noted
The Allegan County Health Department has reported the first local death in more than two months as a result of the Cornavirus. The death toll in the county was locked…
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Lady Wildcat alum now an outfielder at Ripon (Wisc.)
Ally Longstreet, a 2019 Wayland High School graduate and all-conference outfielder for the Lady Wildcats' softball team, now listed as a returning junior outfielder for Ripon (Wisc.) College, an NCAA…
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Martin senior takes 7th in Lawrence Early Bird race
Martin High School senior Eli Dykstra finished seventh in a field of 54 runners Saturday in the Lawrence Early Bird race. Teammate Alex Morin, only a freshman was 17th with…
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Lady Clippers 1st in pool play at volleyball tourney
The Martin varsity volleyball team opened its 2021 season Saturday at the West Michigan Volleyball Officials' tournament in Grand Rapids. The Lady Clippers took first in pool play and were seeded…
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Yes It’s True: We can’t separate health from politics
The Allegan County Health Department's issuance of orders for all school districts to mask up students in grades K-6 has prompted political responses from the Allegan County Board of Commssioners,…
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So is the local town crier in the business over his head?
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate” — Strother Martin in “Cool Hand Luke,” 1966 ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial…