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Army Bob: The U.S. is outsourcing world pollution
by Robert M. Traxler President Joe Biden stopped the importation of Russian oil. Good for him, but think of this: We are now sending diplomats to Venezuela and Iran to…
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‘Cat sprinter Ian Thompson commits to track at MSU
Thompson, shown with football coach Paul Goodwin. Wayland High School senior Ian Thompson has announced he has committed to the Michigan State University track & field program starting next fall.…
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Martin grad wins doctorate, is Springport schools supt.
Christie Orr/Robinson Martin High School graduate Christie Orr/Robinson has earned her doctorate degree and is now serving as superintendent at Springport Public Schools in Jackson County. Robinson graduated from Martin…
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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) A scene from the Elmer Smith farm in Salem Township in the 1890s. 25 Years Ago…
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Amy Jo Nichols’ burial in Maplewood Cemetery
Amy JoNichols died Monday, March 14, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was 27 years old. She was born Oct. 19, 1994, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of David and Ruth…
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Hopkins earns all-state academic girls hoops honor
The Hopkins varsity girls' basketball team earned Academic All-State Honors from the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM). Senior Lia VanderVeen also received the Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Award. This award…
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Plan Commission declines Tuinstra’s proofreading
John Tuinstra Nathan Mehmed Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra last month insisted that he be allowed to proofread and make corrections to the draft master plan submitted by Nathan Mehmed…
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Plan Commission breaks tie, recommends rezoning
Ed Ophoff explains his rezoning request to commissioners. The Dorr Township Planning Tuesday broke its 3-3 deadlock from a month before and voted 5-2 to recommend a rezoning request from…
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Wayland Supt. 1st round interviews set for April 22
The Wayland Board of Education will hold the first round of interviews for the Wayland Union Schools superintendent position from 4:15 to 9:15 p.m. Friday, April 22, at the high…
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Private service planned for Phyllis Hall-Hartwell, 80
Phyllis L. Hall-Hartwell, age 80, of Wayland, died Monday, March 14. Phyllis was born Oct. 13, 1941, at home in Muskegon County, one of 13 children born to Roy and…