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Chester Dolegowski’s funeral will be Saturday
Chester D. Dolegowski, age 96 of Dorr, died Tuesday March 8, in the same house where he was born and lived his entire life. Chester was born Dec. 11, 1925,…
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Hopkins FFA selected for honor as top state chapter
Olivia Coffey The Hopkins chapter of the FFA has been selected as this year's National Chapter Award State Winner for Michigan. Advisor Jessica Couch said, "What an honor it is…
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Woman is close, but not enough for cemetery plots
Theresa Lott, who technically lives in Gun Plain Township but identifies much more strongly with Martin, isn’t happy she cannot buy 10 cemetery lots in Martin Township. Lott told the…
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Wayland supt. search input sessions set for March 17
Wayland Union Schools has announced the schedule for input sessions for the superintendent search. There will be all-day sessions from 1:30 to 7 p.m. during the day, as shown in…
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Streaking Martin wins again to make district finals
Is Martin's boys' basketball team peaking at the right time this season, or are the Clippers just lucky? Martin qualified for the Friday night district finals Wednesday by pulling off…
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The perils of preparing beer can chicken Sunday dinner
by Denise Dykstra My husband and I have been watching a barbecue challenge show on Netflix. I am in a slump where nothing sounds good to make for dinner, nor…
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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) This is a Martin High School basketball team frok years gone by. Anybody know the year?…
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Rock ‘N Bowl business victim of night burglary
The Rock 'N Bowl bowling establishment just north of the Wayland city limits was broken into and burglarized Tuesday night. A spokesperson for the business posted on Facebook, "We were…
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City Plan Commission begins marijuana ordinance discussions
An engineer from Excel Engineering explains Award Enterprises LLC's request. The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening held preliminary discussions about an ordinance regulating the growing, sale, processing and distribution…
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Lady ‘Cats win regional semis; Martin is ousted
Makayla Goddard Gracie Shettler The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team advanced to Thursday night's regional finals with a 42-31 victory over Dowagiac, but Martin girls' season came to an end…