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Monte Baker’s Go Fund Me aids cancer victim
Area realtor Monte Baker is organizing a GoFundMe campaign to benefit David Baker, who in January was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had surgery within 24 hours. The tumor…
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Martin school officials respond to bullying
Martin Public School officials are responding to a Facebook poster who indicated March 15 that a Tik Tok program on cell phones has been bullying local students. A letter crafted…
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Fast-moving storm visits Allegan County
A fast-moving storm dumped about a half inch of rain on Allegan County Sunday afternoon and left nearly 7,500 homes without power. A tornado siren was activated in Wayland, beckoning…
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Spiced chicken and carrots is a tasty dish
by Kathy Hamman Miller This easy Spiced Chicken with Carrots will have your entire family begging for more. Ingredients: 2 to 3 pounds large chicken breast 1 to 2 pounds…
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Three area depts. have training fire
Wayland firefighters along with fire personnel from Gun Lake Tribal and Leighton Township Fire had the opportunity Sunday morning to train on an abandoned house in the 100 block of…
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Wildcat boys win own track invitational
Adam Huff The Wayland boys’ track team opened its outdoor track season with a first-place finish in the Wayland Invitational Friday afternoon. The meet featured eight guys’ teams and seven…
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Mass of Christian burial April 1 for Frances Walker
Frances Pauline Walker, age 82, of Grand Rapids, died Tuesday, March 25. Frances was born to Henry and Bernice Walker on Oct. 11, 1942, in Salem Township. She grew up…
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Celebration of life set for Michael Bigelow
Micheal Dean Bigelow 74, of Dorr, died Wednesday, March 19, Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born March 17, 1951, in Alma, the son of Richard and…
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GoFundMe set up for Arquimedes Miguel-Ruiz
Arquimides Miguel-Ruiz, age 42, of Dorr, died Monday, March 24, after suffering a stroke. He was born on May 24, 1982, in Madero San Miguel Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico. In 2000,…
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Herb Alpert isn’t who most folks think he is
My taste in music has been a sort of embarrassing evolution from my teen years, and a coming event in May in Grand Rapids brought it all back to me.…