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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) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 11, 1997 New asphalt has arrived for application on North Main…
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Fatal accident reported on Marsh Road near Martin
Troopers from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police are investigating a fatal accident near Martin Wednesday. Troopers said a person has died after being hit by a vehicle…
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Freda’s Fish Fry closes eatery at Gun lake location
Alicia Thorpe and Freda's Fish Fry at its downtown Wayland location about a decade ago. Freda's Fish Fry, the restaurant that got into trouble about seven years ago for having…
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Opportunity knocked, but ‘It’s Too Late’ for Wayland
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “But it’s too late, baby, now it’s too late, though we really did…
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Farmers Market in Martin is Jake’s dream come true
Jake Dykstra and his wares at Martin's first Farmers Market. by Denise Dykstra My husband was able to see one of his dreams come true this past weekend. Jake Dykstra…
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Sam Ball to succeed Supt. Ballee-Stone at Martin
Samantha Ball Brooke Ballee-Stone Brooke Ballee-Stone, superintendent of Martin Public Schools for the past three years, will step down effective Sept. 1 and Samantha Ball, current chief financial officer, will…
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Service Thursday for plane crash victim David Peahl
David Tyson Peahl, 70, of Wayland, died in a plane crash near South Haven Tuesday, Aug. 2. He spent his childhood surrounded by his close-knit family on Lake Minnetonka; a…
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Funeral will be Thursday for Clayton Meyer of Dorr
Clayton Dewey Meyer, 75, of Dorr, died late Saturday morning, Aug. 6, at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids. Clayton served in the U.S. Army. He could be simply described…
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Wayland Schools to ask for bond OK again next May
The Wayland Board of Education plans to seek voters’ approval for a bond proposal in May 2023 in the wake of the ballot defeat Aug. 2. Supt. Tim Reeves and…
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Wayland administrator Jeff Schilthroat’s wife, 60, dies
Michele Lynn Schilthroat, 60, of Middleville, wife of former Wayland Union Schools Transportation Supervisor Jeff Schilthroat, died Thursday, Aug. 4. Michele dearly loved her family and enjoyed a special bond…