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Amy Bob: Media complicit in covering up Biden’s decline

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by Robert M. Traxler Let’s look at President Joe Biden and his cognitive decline. Our friends in the media even today do not speak of the reasons behind his obvious decline. It is not widely reported, but Biden has had not one but two brain surgeries; they saved his life...
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Gun Lake Tribe having water tower installed

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The Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatomis now has a one million gallon water tank, including the tribe’s logo, installed on its new water tower along the U.S. 131 expressway just south of Wayland. The tower is expected ready by the end of this year. It is another piece of the...
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No service slated for former Wayland woman Mary Stoken

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Mary Louise Stoken (Garter), formerly of Wayland, died Tuesday, July 9. She was 85. Mary loved the beaches and the lighthouse of Grand Haven, where she grew up and went to high school. She also enjoyed spending time with her family and friends at Sandy Pines, feeding the fish under...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Downtown Allegan, which for the first time 75 years ago installed parking meters. 25 Years Ago — July 19, 1999 Four area teen-agers were caught in the act of whacking mailboxes, imitating a scene from a...
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Funeral set for Friday for Vonda Tubergen of Dorr

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Vonda Lee Tubergen, age 72, of Dorr, died Saturday, July 13. Husband Bill knew Vonda for 54 years, and they were married for 52.5 of those years. They did everything together. Her favorite places to spend vacation were Traverse City, Peshawbestown, just north of Suttons Bay, and Sally and Terris'...
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Former Wayland school bus driver dies at age 72

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Elaine Mae (Perkins) Corner, 72, of Hastings, died Thursday, July 11, due to complications of COPD. Elaine was born in Grand Rapids, to the late William and Jacolyn (Sharp) Perkins. She retired from Steelcase and in her golden years drove a bus for Wayland Union Schools. Surviving are her children,...
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Dorr Twp. may craft a solar power ordinance after all

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The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening decided to ask Professional Code Inspections to craft a workable ordinance proposal for local solar power. The commission had worked on a proposed ordinance for a long time, but halted the project when it was learned that a state-wide ballot proposal was likely...
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Yes It’s True: ‘Corky’ Doxey’s passing was more than tragic

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Corky Doxey Like so many others in this community, I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Harold “Corky” Doxey Jr. last weekend. Though I wasn’t as close a friend as former Wayland teacher and coach Clif Sage, I had a couple of periods knowing him up close...
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Wayland manager has last city council meeting

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It was the swan song meeting for Wayland City Manager Josh Eggleston, who received a lot of farewell wishes Monday night from members of the City Council  Eggelston will finish his duties here until Monday, Aug. 5, when he leaves to become the first-ever township manager for Zeeland Township. He...
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Longtime WMS custodian ‘Corky’ Doxey dies at 74

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Harold “Corky” Doxey, a well known and well-liked longtime custodian at Wayland Middle School, died at a hospital in Kalamazoo Saturday. He was 74. Doxey, a 1967 graduate of Wayland High School, served in the Army and turned in more than 35 years as custodian at the middle school. He...
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