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Rep. Smit trying to be nice about our disagreements
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. State Rep. Rachelle Smit Townbroadcast was not kind to State Rep. Rachelle Smit of…
Posted inSports
Hopkins girls claim O-K Silver cross-country title
The Hopkins girls’ varsity cross-country team captured the O-K Silver Conference championship Wednesday by winning the league meet at Belding’s home course. The Lady Vikings were in a dogfight with…
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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) Christmas 1952, featurung many members of the Wayland High School Class of 1964. 25 Years Ago…
Posted inObituaries
Phil Adams, longtime City of Wayland employee, dies
Phil Adams, longtime City of Wayland employee, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, at his home. He was 67 years old. Born Oct. 6, 1955, to Byron and Glenna Adams, he was…
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Service set Thursday for Karen Henry of Wayland
Karen Sue Henry, age 81, of Wayland, died from the results of dementia Tuesday, Oct. 17. Karen was a born-again Christian who loved the Lord and believed in prayer. She…
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WHS boys 6th in Gold meet; Pallett gets all-league honor
Dylan Pallett The Wayland boys’ varsity cross-country team placed sixth in the O-K Gold Conference meet Tuesday at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids. The Wildcat girls took eighth with a…
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DPE Ventures granted site plan approval for addition
Bob Wagner The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a site plan for an addition at DPE Ventures, 4678 Division, just north of LKQ. The company, which manufactures new…
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Mini Park tree coming down; smaller one to go up
The large tree in the Mini Park, corner of East Superior and North Main in Wayland, is coming down. "The good news is the absence of a tree will be…
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Alvin Vander Ploeg burial in South Martin Cemetery
Alvin Vander Ploeg, described most recently as a gentlemanly regular at the Clippers Cafe in Martin and dedicated Marine Corps veteran, peacefully died Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the age of…
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Army Bob: War is a dirty business that takes time
by Robert M. Traxler The war in Israel is waging and our media is wall to wall with talking heads who fancy themselves experts, telling the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…