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Hopkins native Emma Schafer dies at age 100
Emma Christine Schafer Essenburgh, 100 of Allegan, died Wednesday, July 13, at the ACMCC. Born April 17, 1922, on the family farm in Hopkins, she was the daughter of Henry…
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Simply Celia’s Restaurant to close on Saturday, July 16
The Simply Celia's Restaurant on South Main Street in downtown Wayland will close on Saturday, July 16, after the Main Street celebration. Owner-operator Celia Gleason posted on Facebook, "All of…
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Old Leighton air park issue resurfaces after 4-year lull
Kate Scheltema Clark Galloway Though a proposal for an air park (or airport) was approved by voters in the 2018 August primary, the project’s most vocal opponent was back in…
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Army Bob: Is science undeniable or a suggestion?
by Robert M. Traxler We must believe the science, all the science, or be a damned science denier and then (according to some of the progressives who scribble in the…
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Martin Twp. voters to be asked to renew fire millage
The Martin Township Board Wednesday night acknowledged a renewal of three-quarters of a mill for fire and emergency services and equipment will be on the Tuesday, Aug. 2 ballot. The…
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Four Wildcats compete in all-star softball showdown
Four representatives of the Wayland High School softball team Wednesday took part in the Division 2 all-star game at Davenport University, sponsored by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association.…
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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 — July 14, 1997 Local historian James Levandoski died of a heart attack…
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Mass of Christian Burial is July 19 for Margaret Weber
Margaret Ann Weber, age 95 of Salem Township, and died peacefully Monday. Margaret graduated from Zeeland High School on June 6, 1944, as the U.S. troops landed in Normandy, France.…
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How I got a homemade pool pond from youngest son
by Denise Dykstra A (sort of) guest post from my youngest son, Abe “This is your pool pond. I just dug it. And put plastic in it. And filled it.…
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Funeral will be Sunday for Elizabeth DeWeerd Jeffery
Elizabeth Autumn DeWeerd Jeffery died Monday, July 11. A 1995 graduate of Wayland High School, she was only 45. Born to Michael and Martha (Gilbert) DeWeerd on Nov. 21, 1976,…