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Funeral will be Thursday for Nancy Grevenstuk
Nancy C. (Noble) Grevenstuk, age 68, died April 9. She was born Oct. 15, 1948, in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Harvey and Laura (Hindenach) Noble. A 1966 graduate of…
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World War II survivor, author to speak at WHS Friday
World War II survivor Hans Moederzoon van Kuilenburg will tell Wayland High School social studies students Friday her story of how her family helped the Dutch during the “hunger winter”…
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Wayland High School students join Youth Summit
Wayland High School students were among the more than 300 students from Allegan and Barry counties who attended the fourth annual Allegan-Barry Youth Summit Wednesday, March 29, at Gun Lake…
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Army Bob: Let’s legalize, tax and regulate marijuana
Let’s talk about the use of medical marijuana. The American Cancer Society reports, “Smoked marijuana delivers THC and other cannabinoids to the body, but it also delivers harmful substances to…
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Watson to survey residents on recycling, pot issues
Watson Township officials are preparing a newsletter that will include a survey of local residents on how they feel about the two most important issues that have surfaced recently —…
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Watson Township budget revenue, expenses the same
The Watson Township Board Thursday evening adopted a balanced budget of just over $225,000 for fiscal year 2017-18. The township’s budget anticipates revenues and expenditures at the same — $225,850…
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Peereboom’s Greenhouse north of Wayland for sale
Peereboom's Greenhouse & Garden Center on old 131 just north of Wayland is for sale by the owner. Peereboom's opened its business in 1974 under George Peereboom and later was…
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Pleasure Riders’ benefit planned for Saturday, April 15
The Allegan County Pleasure Riders will have their 43rd annual benefit ride, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 15, at Silver Creek County Park, corner of 134th Avenue and 38th…
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‘April surprise’ snowstorm not really that surprising
Austin Marsman of Martin posted this photo Thursday morning of the snow that visited West Michigan in an April surprise. Though a snow storm, rain storm and thunder are not…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — April 8, 1992 Gov. John Engler’s proposed deep cuts in state government spending on adult education programs will cause drastic reductions in services offered by the…