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Basura: City slickers, kids educated in Overisel farm visit
“With an oink oink here, an oink oink there, here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink oink.” — Old MacDonald Had a Farm It was 1981,…
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The Subterranean: Safdie Bros. score with ‘Good Time’
Review of "Good Time" ***1/2 out of five stars Currently showing at Celebration! Cinema RiverTown in Grandville A bank heist gone awry with two brothers, a smart one and a…
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Traffic crash east of Wayland leaves several people injured.
A two-car traffic crash occurred at the intersection of 4th Street and 135th Avenue in Wayland Township early Saturday morning, according to authorities in Allegan County. The incident was reported…
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SUV-semi traffic crash closes freeway south of Martin
A traffic crash involving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and semi-truck has forced the closure of a stretch of the southbound lanes of the U.S.-131 expressway south of the Martin…
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Davenport University to get 3rd Teunissen from Wayland
Morgan and Mallory... and Bethany makes three. They're happy at Davenport University. Bethany Teunissen, who just graduated from Wayland High School last spring, has decided to become the third of…
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Three public forums slated on Wayland school bond vote
Three public forums on the Nov. 7 Wayland Union schools’ scaled-back $19.25 million bond proposal will be held next month at three different locations. The first is planned for 6…
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WHS grad Ali Martus starts 2nd golf season at Northwood
Former Wayland High School all-state golfer Ali Martus is starting her second season on the Northwood University golf team this fall with a season opener at the Indianapolis Invitational Sept.…
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Funeral Thursday at St. Stanislaus for ‘Bud’ Miller, 89
Born Feb. 19, 1928, Bud worked 18 years for Carl Goodwin and Sons in Allegan as a heavy equipment mechanic. They built many of the “Super Highway” systems in Southwest…
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Expenditures for Dorr Township library repairs delayed
by Robert M. Traxler The Dorr Township Board Thursday night questioned the proposed expense of roof repair for the Dorr Township Library, insisting the board had not approved it. Supervisor Jeff Miling…
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Dorr Township Board hears complaints about cemeteries
by Robert M. Traxler Discussion and debate about cemetery rules and regulations dominated the Dorr Township Board‘s monthly meeting Thursday evening. Some residents have reported they are unhappy with the…