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Terrific ‘Monster Cookie’ recipe was a neighbor’s gift
by Kathy Hamman Miller I got this great cookie recipe from a neighbor friend over 50 years ago. I have always considered this to be way ahead of its time…
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Hopkins, Wayland robotics dominate state competition
The Hopkins robotics team. Cover photo: Wayland's robotics team. Both the Hopkins and Wayland High School robotics teams this past weekend dominated competition in the state contests at Saginaw Valley…
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Yes It’s True: It was the power outage that wasn’t
It was indeed the power outage that wasn't. Ansd about all it left were questions about whether Wayland area residents would have to through this again. Consumers Energy sent homeowners…
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Wayland will compete in sports as Class A in ’24-’25
Next year will be very different for Wayland High School’s athletic schedule. Not only are the Wildcats lining up in a new division in the O-K Gold Conference, they are…
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Community activist Mimi Gabriel of Hopkins dies
Mimi Gabriel, the feisty community activist and unabashed women’s rights supporter, died Thursday, April 4, at University of Michigan Metro Hospitalt is with a broken heart I am letting you…
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Army Bob: There are many questions on immigration
by Robert M. Traxler Why is our government inviting, President Joe Biden stating in 2019, “We can absorb two million asylum seekers in a heartbeat,” even allowing millions of people…
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Gun Lake Tribe wins grant to combat climate change
The Gun Lake Tribe has announced it has been awarded two separate grants by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs' Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR). The grant funding comes…
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Yankee Springs cites Dan Miller’s 50 years of service
Dan Miller The Yankee Springs Township Fire Department held a special recognition event for Deputy Chief Dan Miller recently, commemorating his 50 years in fire service. Miller, besides being deputy…
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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) West Superior Street in the 1920s 25 Years Ago — April 5, 1999 The Wayland City…
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Dorr Elementary has near record in Heart Challenge
Dorr Elementary last week celebrated the end of the Kids Heart Challenge. Students collected $16,821.24, just $400 away from the all-time record at Dorr! As an incentive, students who raised…