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Crescent roll bread a welcome breakfast addition
By Kathy Hamman Miller A quick and easy buttery bread recipe that can be seasoned with your choice of garlic and herbs. You can also change the herbs out to…
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Leighton firefighters honored at annual banquet
Leighton Township firefighers gathered for their annual banquet last week. The 2025 Firefighter of the Year was April Rogers, for her dedication and pride in the community, fire department, and…
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NE Allegan County endures high winds,3-hour power outage
Northeastern Allegan County and much of West Michigan was hit with strong winds Friday, knocking out power and bringing down trees and power lines to create a power outage of…
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WHS students explain life and death of Anne Frank
A moved Peyton Mathis describes Anne Frank’s final days. by Joseph Schultz The Wayland community had a profound and moving experience Thursday night at the “Anne Frank: A History for…
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Leighton Twp. survives ‘Year of Living Dangerously’
Though Townbroadcast called it “The Year of Living Dangerously" for the 2025-26 fiscal year budget, the Leighton Township Board emerged unscathed in matters of money. The board Thursday evening unveiled…
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Wayland students get closeup to professional musicians
Opera singer Mrs. Corie Auger Weber Wayland Union Schools recently had the pleasure of welcoming two professional musicians, a clarinetist and an opera singer, visit to explain their crafts to…
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Now 2 WHS music groups have achieved superior ratings
The Wayland Jazz Express earned a division 1 rating (superior) at jazz festival March 12. On Friday, Feb. 27, the high school band returned from the district festival with straight…
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Two accessory buildings too much at 1 site?
How much is too much? That was the question considered at the Leighton Township Planning meeting Wednesday night At issue was a request from residents Scott and Linda Oshinski to…
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Martin open house Monday to focus on proposed park
The Martin Township Board is sponsoring an open house next week Monday on the proposed recreation park and playground in the field between Clippers Cafe and JC Wheeler Library on…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr: 25 Years Ago — March 12, 2001 The Wayland Area Ambulance Service has been granted its…