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Pop can drive to help Wayland girl have surgery
A pop can drive has been launched to help Cheyenne Williams of Wayland meet expenses for a trip to Seattle to have surgery to correct a defect that triggers seizures…
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Wayland Middle School choirs earn superior ratings
The Wayland Union Middle School seventh and eighth grade choirs earned a Division 1 or "superior" rating from judges at the Middle School Vocal Music Association Festival Thursday, March 17.…
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Harnish, Bottrall named to D-2 all-state bowling team
Kadence Bottrall Bella Harnish Wayland High School senior Bella Harnish and junior Kadence Bottrall both were named to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 all-state bowling team. Harnish…
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Bond requires no ‘new’ taxes, instead tax extension
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “No… Read my lips… No new taxes!” — President George Herbert Walker Bush on…
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Celebration of life is April 2 for driver in truck crash
Michael Wayne Moore, 46, of Allegan, died in a truck crash in Hopkins Township Friday, March 4. He was born Oct. 19, 1975, in Grand Rapids, to Wayne and Kay…
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Army Bob: The U.S. is outsourcing world pollution
by Robert M. Traxler President Joe Biden stopped the importation of Russian oil. Good for him, but think of this: We are now sending diplomats to Venezuela and Iran to…
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‘Cat sprinter Ian Thompson commits to track at MSU
Thompson, shown with football coach Paul Goodwin. Wayland High School senior Ian Thompson has announced he has committed to the Michigan State University track & field program starting next fall.…
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Martin grad wins doctorate, is Springport schools supt.
Christie Orr/Robinson Martin High School graduate Christie Orr/Robinson has earned her doctorate degree and is now serving as superintendent at Springport Public Schools in Jackson County. Robinson graduated from Martin…
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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) A scene from the Elmer Smith farm in Salem Township in the 1890s. 25 Years Ago…
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Amy Jo Nichols’ burial in Maplewood Cemetery
Amy JoNichols died Monday, March 14, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was 27 years old. She was born Oct. 19, 1994, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of David and Ruth…