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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Weick's Store in the 1940s. 25 Years Ago — Jan.10, 2000 The Globe’s front page photo…
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Service officer’s action vs. car fire earns praise
Allegan County Sheriff's Deputy Alan Klein was praised by Martin Fire & Rescue for his role in extinguishing a car fire in the Martin School parking lot Tuesday. Deputy Klein,…
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Lady Clippers fall 53-29 at Kalamazoo Hacket
Kalamazoo Hackett defeated Martin Tuesday evening 53-29 to lift its season record to 5-2 and lower Martin’s to 2-5. Charity Laker Martin trailed 11-4 in the first quarter, but consecutive…
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Martin girls’ 22-1 team to be honored Jan. 17
The Martin girls’ basketball team that eventually only lost to Covid in 2020 will be honored Friday evening, Jan. 17, in between the girls’ and boys’ games at the hometown…
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King & I: We’re kicked out so we can fix trailer
by Phyllis McCrossin It’s the third day of the new year as I write this. I’m not certain it has any significance other than three days ago it was the…
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WHS guys take 27-3 match from W. Catholic
The Waylands girls' bowling team defeated West Catholic 21-9 Monday afternoon. They are shown here hoisting a runner-up trophy from a tournament last week. The Wayland boys’ bowling team returned…
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Spring service for care giver Keith Boekeloo?
Keith Stephen Boekeloo, aged 66, died of heart failure Dec. 28 in Grand Rapids Born on Nov. 14, 1958, in Kalamazoo, to the late Martin and Geraldine (Pinkster) Boekeloo, Keith…
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Memorial will be Friday for Cherish Powers, 38
Cherish Denae Powers, 38, of Allegan died Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids after a short battle with cancer (squamous cell carcinoma). Cherish was born in Grand…
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Leighton, like many other FDs, has record number of calls in ’24
The Leighton Township Fire Department today released information about its activities for the year 2024, and just like Wayland.Yankee Springs, it is noting a record number of calls. All area…
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Medical calls fuel local fire response increases
The Wayland/Yankee Springs Fire Department this week reported a record number of calls in 2024. The call volume increased dramatically for the year. Over the same period in 2023. Wayland…