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Services scheduled for Tuesday for James Wyatt
James E. Wyatt, age 85, of Wayland, died Tuesday, April 12. Jim served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in Germany. He enjoyed being a police officer for…
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Hopkins High School grad is now an Apache pilot
First Lieutenant Matthew Robinson a graduate of Hopkins High School, Class of 2015, and West Point Class of 2020, graduated from Army Aviation at Fort Rucker. He now is a…
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Artist from Martin included in Nashville music festival
Myron Elkins, formerly of Martin, has been selected to be one of the official showcase artists at this year's "Americanafest," The Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville in September.…
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Still no further word about fatal fire in Leighton Twp.
Leighton Township Fire Chief Matt Weston Thursday night confirmed that he and his colleagues have heard nothing about the fatal fire they handled last Dec. 5. Though the incident occurred…
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Great Lakes Energy earns Leighton’s OK for Internet
The Leighton Township Board Thursday night unanimously adopted a resolution to approve an ordinance granting a franchise for Great Lakes Energy to provide broadband Internet services to its customers. The…
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Army Bob: Why are we still dependent on our enemies?
by Robert M. Traxler The Covid-19 “pandemic,” coupled with the “supply chain crisis,” shine a light on the dirty little secret that we are at the mercy of our enemies…
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Did Wednesday rains reveal infrastructure problems?
The torrential rains that visited the Wayland area Wednesday left in their wake flooding on some streets within the city. Shown here are a couple of scenes in Wayland Meadows,…
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Hopkins firefighters busy with spring activities
The Hopkins Area Fire Department Tuesday was dispatched to a field fire in Monterey Township. While clearing that call, the department was dispatched to assist Hamilton Fire and the DNR…
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Martin Twp. to seek fire millage renewal Aug. 2
Sarah Lynema The Martin Township Board Wednesday night agreed to ask local voters to approve a renewal of 0.75 mill for four years for fire and emergency equipment. The proposal,…
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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) George Jackson and son. 25 Years Ago — April 4, 1997 Residents of the Winsor Woods…