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Dorr Township Committee to search for replacement of attorney
The Dorr Township Board is seeking the services of a new attorney by the end of the year. A special committee made up of Treasurer Jim Martin and Trustees John…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 171
25 Years Ago — Aug. 29, 1990 A report issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources apparently is at odds with information published in tourist brochures about Gun Lake.…
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Wildcat soccer team earns 1st goal of season, but loses 2-1
The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team absorbed its second loss in as many tries this season Tuesday evening with a 2-1 loss to visiting Byron Center. The Bulldogs were able…
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Did Dorr Trustee Tuinstra’s halting demolition come back to bite him?
A somewhat controversial action taken about two and a half years ago by Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra may have come back to bite him Tuesday night. Tuinstra introduced an…
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Memorial service will be Thursday for Dale William Dykstra, 73
Dale William Dykstra, age 73, of Wayland, died Monday, Aug. 24, from complications of cancer. He is survived by his children, Steve Dykstra (Loraine Driy), Lori Dykstra (Bill Skaggs), Greg…
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Dorr Township Board approves buying 2 speed limit traffic signs
The Dorr Township Board Tuesday evening voted to buy one flashing speed limit sign and a solar-powered radar sign to increase safety for pedestrians as motorists approach the heart of…
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Dorr gazebo may be moved instead to Township Library site
The gazebo that used to be on the northeast corner of the intersection of 142nd Avenue and 18th Street in downtown Dorr may be moved to the Dorr Township Library.…
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Diorio named assistant principal, grid coach at Benton Harbor
Former Wayland High School head football coach Jerry Diorio has a new gig, assistant principal and assistant football coach at Benton Harbor High School. Diorio, who coached at Wayland two…
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Let’s tell 2 new legislators to ‘git er done’ on roads and fireworks
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. I have a terse message for the two (likely) new state legislators from this…
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Ranger Rick: Abortion continues culture of death for 42 years
With all the latest information coming out about Planned Parenthood’s abortion mills and selling of body parts and whole fetuses, I was physically ill from the descriptions and the undercover…