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Martin Twp. officials getting ready again for B-93 Bash

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Martin Township officials and are public safety representatives will have a special planning meeting Tuesday, May 23, at the township hall to make preparations for the 25th anniversary B-93 Birthday Bash. The annual country music festival will return for its sixth straight year at the Martin Motor Speedway June 17...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 years Ago — May 13, 1992 The Southwest Michigan Solid Waste Interim Consortium has been formed, thanks to a $95,000 state grant, and Allegan County has agreed to chip in a $3,041 match to get the...
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Lady Wildcats break out of slump with twin bill sweep

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The Wayland softball team quickly left behind its mild mid-season slump Tuesday with a doubleheader sweep at Wyoming. The Lady Wildcats, with the 16-1 and 14-4 victories, lifted their O-K Gold Conference record to 8-0 and they are now 15-4 overall. Abby Merice pitched a complete game in the nightcap,...
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Funeral is Thursday for Francis Dunklee, 97, of Martin

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Francis Rodney Dunklee Sr., age 97, of Martin, died May 6, at the Allegan Medical Care Facility. He was born on Feb. 5, 1920, to Warren and Eva (Nye) Dunklee at Center, OH. Francis worked as a repairman for Bishop Appliance, Zeinstra Appliance Repair in Martin. He worked at Leeps...
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City Plan Commision to have hearing on PERC designation

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The Wayland City Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, on the zoning designation of Planned Enterprise Residential Cluster (PERC). The hearing will take up whether or not PERC zoning should be eliminated or kept. Planner Kirk Scharphorn Jr. of Professional Code Inspections recommended...
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Carpenters, millwrights training school coming to Wayland

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If everything goes as planned, the West Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters will have a new training center up and running at 700 Reno Drive by August 2018. The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night voted 5-0 to approve the submitted site plan with some revisions for a training school...
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Two ex-Lady Wildcats play major roles in Davenport’s title

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Former Wayland High School softball standouts Mallory Teunissen (top) and Haley Obetts celebrate Davenport University's Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament championship Tuesday afternoon. Both ex-Lady Wildcats played major roles in winning the title. Obetts, a senior third sacker, had a walk-off single in the eighth inning of the final game and...
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Lady Wildcats lose for 2nd time to O-K Gold rival Middleville

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The Wayland girls’ soccer team lost for the second time this season, 5-0 Monday evening to O-K Gold Conference rival Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The loss dropped the Lady Wildcats’ overall season record to 6-5 and 5-3 in the league. “The game started well with both teams trading scoring chances and...
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Ranger Rick: Taxation and debt reality — not a fairy tale

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Taxation Example Story (Sad but True): Suppose that every day, five men go out for drinks and the bill for all five comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this… The first man (the poorest) would pay nothing...
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Little Free Libraries to encourage reading over the summer

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The Wayland Union school district is looking for builders, sponsors and hosts for Little Free Libraries. Director of Instruction Teresa Fulk said the idea is to increase students' access to books over the summer with a small, enclosed, weather resistant book case that serves as a book exchange location for children...
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