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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. 4, 1997 The Globe published a front page photo of Dorr…
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Election worker insists the process isn’t fraudulent
EDITOR'S NOTE: Full disclosure, my wife sent this letter after spending 14 hours at the Leighton Township polling place Tuesday as an election worker. To the editor: Over the past…
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School bond defeated; Smit wins 43rd District Rep. seat
Rachelle Smit The Wayland School District’s $48.5 million bond proposal was defeated in Tuesday's primary election by a count of 2,703 to 2,478, or roughly 52 to 48 percent. The…
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Arlene Wykstra of Martin area dies in Kalamazoo
Arlene Wykstra died Monday, Aug. 1, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was 68. She was born Feb. 28, 1954, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Earl and Pearl (Tammeling)…
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WHS exchange student from Ukraine in Germany
Olya Schenky with her diploma in 1996. Wayland High School graduate Olya Schenky, foreign exchange student from the Ukraine, has settled in Germany, where she finally received approval for residency…
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Wayland Police Dept. has 2nd annual block party
The second annual Wayland City Police Block Party in the Park was held Tuesday afternoon and early evening. A surprise guest was Kaitlyn Sills. shown above in front of the…
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Salsa Por Favor closes at downtown site after 2 years
Salsa Por Favor has closed its Wayland location at 135 N. Main St. after being in business for two years. Billed by Townbroadcast as Wayland's first authentic Mexican restaurant downtown…
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Some thoughts about working in today’s election
by Denise Dykstra Tuesday, Aug. 2, we can take ourselves to our area precincts and cast our votes in our state primary election. Some years ago, I was asked by…
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Wayland Union marching band preparing for season
The Wayland Union High School marching band was out in full force Monday at Ron Stehouwer Stadium to begin work on their programs for this fall's season. The Wildcats, under…
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City Council agrees to revisit golf cart proposal
Former Mayor Burrell Stein The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to revisit the question of an ordinance permitting use of golf carts and sider-by-side within the city limits. The…