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King & I: Selling old trailer an adventure
by Phyllis McCrossin We’ve been back 12 days and today is the first day I woke up with no obligations. That’s pretty depressing for someone who retired seven years ago.…
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Area educator Mary Hardy dies at age 88.
Former Martin, Hopkins and Wayland teacher Mary Elizabeth (Mahan) Hardy died at her home in Allegan April 6. She was 88. Mary was born on March 10, 1937, in Plainwell,…
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Local lad launches poop scoop service
A young man in Wayland has launched a startup service for rounding up and eliminating doggie waste in peoples’ yards. Brady Perrin, son of Noel Madalinski Perrin, lives at 4476…
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No funeral planned for Donald Mead of Dorr
Donald Nicholas Mead Jr., of Dorr died Wednesday, April 9. He was 76. Don enjoyed woodworking, antique tractors, his 1966 Mustang, and especially spending time with his family. He served…
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Army Bob: The woke are opposing tariffs
“Bud lighted” has become a term for doing something unenlightened in business. Sales of Bud Light took a nosedive when they went woke (a term that has come to mean…
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Mass for Rose Burd slated for April 16
Rosalene Elizabeth Burd, age 86, of Dorr died Saturday, April 5. Rose was the first born child of Gerard and Louise (Steffes) Funk. She is survived by her son, Daniel;…
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Funeral mass for Phil Nickels is Wednesday
Phillip Edward Nickels Sr., age 77, died Thursday, April 10. Phil was devoted to his family and had a great appreciation for each family member, his church family at St.…
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I’m not stepping down as editor this instant
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Some readers of Townbroadcast may have gotten the wrong impression after perusing my editorial…
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Job fair planned for April 30 at high school
Kasey Peters Wayland Union High School will have a job fair for current 10th through 12th grade students from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the high…
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Sale of land for Martin rec park falls through
Land for a proposed park just to the north of the Clipper Cafe and to the south of the JC Wheeler Library on 10th Street is not for sale, the…