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Memoir writing class set in Dorr for Tuesday, Aug. 22
A memoir writing class, "Saving Lives One Story at a Time," will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Dorr Township Library on 18th Street.The program is…
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Youthful thespian’s dreams of local theater are halted
Nathan Savinsky Nathan Savinsky's dream of starting up a local theater group have come to an end almost as quickly as they started. Savinsky proposed local thespians form the Lumberton…
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Leighton Township Board deals with water matters
Chris Machiela The subject of water dominated the business of the Leighton Township Board Thursday evening. The board tabled a request from Michigan Geological Survey program to conduct a survey…
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Services Aug. 26 for former Dorr resident, WHS grad
Former Dorr resident and Wayland High School graduate Lucille Marie (Harnish) Arndt died Thursday, Aug. 4, at Heron Manor, Grand Rapids Lucille was born on April 11, 1924, to Joseph…
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Matt Antkoviak appointed to 48th Circuit judgeship
Matt Antkoviak has been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to serve on the Allegan County Circuit Court, 48th District. Antkoviak is an attorney and partner at Antkoviak and Antkoviak, PC…
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Road work to close half of 133rd Ave. at South Main
Construction work on 133rd Avenue and South Main at the south edge of town will begin Friday, Aug. 11, or Monday, Aug. 14. A spokesperson for the City of Wayland…
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Health Dept. says Dumont Lake unsafe for swimming
The Allegan County Health Department is advising all residents not to swim in Dumont Lake because of problems with E. coli. Test results from Tuesday, Aug. 8, showed high levels…
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Army Bob: The United States is not a ‘democracy’
by Robert M. Traxler A good friend and mentor who goes by the pen name of Ranger Rick sent me this little-known fact concerning our Constitution. “There is not one…
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Martin Twp. also looking into sharing Prop 2 duties
Implementing Proposal 2-22, passed by voters statewide last November, has become a major headache for clerks in Allegan County. Martin Township apparently is looking to share costs and duties for…
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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) John Klein ran a Surge Equipment business located in downtown Wayland during the 1940s. 25 Years…