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Boundary Commission gets comments on annexation
A public hearing Wednesday night on a request from mostly property owners in Hopkins Township turned out to be exactly that — a public hearing. There was no “torches and…
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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 — Nov. 11, 1996 The Globe, in honor of Veterans Day, published a…
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Covid closes Hopkins schools Nov. 11-12, 22-26
Hopkins Public Schools will be closed Thursday and Friday this week because of an increase of Covid-19 cases for students and staff. Superintendent Gary Wood announced the move today in…
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Nine WHS singers qualify for Regional Honors Choir
Nine Wayland High School students have been accepted into the Regional Honors Choir after auditions this month. The nine celebrated singers are Stephen Harnish, Mark Musgrave lll, Aiden Ketchapaw, Christian…
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Plan Commission OKs 2 requests, 1 with conditions
The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night gave a thumbs up, one with conditions, to two requests that were presented. Getting the green light entirely was a request for an…
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Civil War widow buried in Wayland Twp. cemetery
The cremains of Wealthy Congdon, wife of a Civil War veteran Lyman Congdon, were buried this week in West Elmwood Cemetery, Wayland Township. Wayland Township Clerk Ann McInerney said local…
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Not long ago, not far away, there was a GOP good guy
I’ve been reading some posts lately about Michigan’s Bottle Bill, which, for better or worse, was passed by a state-wide ballot proposal in 1978. To this day, some praise our…
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This long-distance runner will never forget journey
by Denise Dykstra It was the honking I found odd. After a full and busy weekend, I was cleaning up the last off the mess in the kitchen and people…
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WHS grad helps guide Mich. Tech to C-C nationals
Robert Young (second from left), a 2003 graduate of Wayland High School, is assistant coach for the Michigan Technological University cross-country team that will compete Nov. 20 in the NCAA…
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Wayland School Board still considering a new pool
It may be only an inkling, it may be only speculation, but members of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night were hinting that the next bond issue for the…