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Driver ejected from truck, killed in crash on 135th
A traffic crash west of Wayland on 135th Avenue Friday evening killed the driver of a truck, authorities have said. The truck left the road and fell into a ditch…
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Dorr Twp. officials racing to use it or lose ARPA fund
The parking lot at the new township hall, formerly Crosswinds Church. The Dorr Township Board is trying to avoid consequences of a potential “use it or lose it” federal revenue…
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Gun Lake Casino drive to aid needy tribe in Ontario
The Gun Lake Casino and Gun Lake Tribe have announced details of the annual “Stuff the Trailer” donation drive. Each year, an underprivileged tribal community is selected to receive donations,…
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Fire destroys abandoned house in Dorr Township
An abandoned empty house in the 1200 block of 142nd Avenue in Dorr Township burned to the ground Friday morning. The Dorr, Wayland and Leighton Township fire departments were summoned…
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Army Bob: Regardless of politics, everyone should vote
by Robert M. Traxler Well, the election is less than two weeks away and we are told by both parties that they will win. It is the norm for them…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
COVER PHOTO: Ford and Barry Brower in 1947 (Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 25, 1999 A…
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WHS choirs sing national anthems at Griffins game
The Wayland High School Honors and Select Choirs performed the U.S. National and Canadian Anthems at the Grand Rapids Griffins hockey game. "It was such an awesome opportunity and fund-raiser…
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Celebration of life for Jeff Visser is Saturday, Nov. 2
Jeffrey Alan Visser, age 53, of Wayland, died Friday, Oct. 18. Born on July 29, 1971, Jeffrey dedicated more than three decades to K&S Plumbing, where he excelled as a…
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Service Saturday for Ben ‘Dover’ Karasiewicz
Benjamin “Ben” Karasiewicz, affectionately known as “Dover,” of Hudsonville, died at his home Tuesday morning, Oct. 22.”Born Jan. 4, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Ben was 47 years old. When Ben…
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Microsoft buys 2 Dorr Township pieces of property
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business is reporting that the Microsoft Corporation has bought a 272-acre parcel in Dorr Township. Crain’s has reported that Microsoft purchased two pieces of property in Dorr…