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Longtime Salem Township farmer ‘Skip’ Lenard dies at 78
Leland “Skip” Lenard, age 78, of Salem Township, died Sunday July 3. Skip served in the U.S Navy. He retired after 41 years as a switchman for Conrail Railroad. He…
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‘Funtastic’ free lunch series only at United Church this week
The summer "Funtastic" free lunch series continues this week, but only at the United Church of Wayland, from 11:30 a.m. until noon. There will be no special program, but children…
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Funeral for Terry Roxbury, 73, will be Thursday in Wayland
Hopkins High School graduate Terry W. Roxbury, age 73 of Allegan, died Sunday, July 3. Terry served in the U.S. Army and retired from Rockwell Industry as a machine operator.…
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Observing the Fourth of July with a big boom
Robert M. Traxler, vice chairman of the Dorr Township Planning Commission, chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals and "Army Bob" columnist for townbroadcast.com, annually celebrates the Fourth of July…
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Monday Moanin’: Too much at stake to not ‘Get On Board’
(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Four open positions for next school board election The Wayland Union Schools Board of Education will…
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The Muck Starts Here: Hillary, Elizabeth are rockin’ the vote
by Barry Hastings I hate to start on Trump. He's a downer. The lines of BS, disinformation, misinformation, and spin he weaves make me sick. And even sicker when I…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Please don’t take me out to the ballgame
Contrary to the advertisement broadcast during Detroit Tigers’ telecasts, it’s not my bank and it’s not my ballpark. I’ve never been inside Comerica Park. I’ve never been inside Ford Field.…
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United Way seeking 3rd director since Gabriel’s retirement
The Allegan County United Way organization now has gone through two directors since the retirement of Mimi Gabriel of Hopkins three years ago. The United Way last month parted ways…
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Bill Hirsch running low-key, low-budget state rep. campaign
Of the five Republican Party candidates in the primary election for 72nd District State Representative, Bill Hirsch is perhaps the most unusual. Hirsch, a Caledonia area dairy farmer, has been…
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Lilly’s encouraging story told by Spectrum Health publication
The latest Spectrum Health Beat publication includes a feature story about Lilly Vanden Bosch, the 10-year-old Dorr girl who has been battling aplastic anemia and a virus. Lilly, daughter of…