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Leighton Twp. to ask for millage renewals, increases

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Perhaps the biggest downside of population growth in any town, village, city or township is the inevitable need to raise taxes to handle growing needs. Leighton Township officials were burdened with this lesson Thursday night in a discussion about putting millage proposals on the August primary election ballot Aug. 6....
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Yes It’s True: Politicians get lots of free positive press

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EDITOR'S NOTE: I wrote this column about a half dozen years ago. I believe it's still relevant today. Long ago, but not far away, the late, great Wayland Globe Editor and Publisher Irvin P. Helmey taught me a lesson about cropping pictures that I’ve never forgotten. It must have been...
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Army Bob: Free speech or what’s politically correct?

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by Robert M. Traxler It is despicable to stand in Dearborn, Michigan, while shouting and chanting “Death to America, Death to Israel, they are Nazis, From the River to the Sea, Genocide Joe has got to go” and Free Palestine” during a celebration of the founding of the International Al-Quds...
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WHS grad wins political science scholarship

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Wayland High School graduate Dahlia Terry has received a $1,000 scholarship from the Judith & Thomas Donahue/ Capital Company Endowed Scholarship in Political Science. It is awarded to junior level political science students with at least a 3.0 grade point average. It's given to students who are most involved in...
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Jim DeYoung to succeed Jack Sipple for Martin

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Jim DeYoung Self-employed businessman and farmer Jim DeYoung Wednesday night was appointed to fill a Martin Township Board vacancy left by the retirement of Jack Sipple. Simple, the longest serving elected official in Michigan, had been a Martin Township Board trustee since being appointed in 1969. He was elected to...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 12, 1999 The City of Wayland has approved a site plan for a new Shell gasoline station at West Superior Street near the U.S.-131 expressway, the former location of Joe Miller’s...
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Martin girls split twin bill in softball season opener

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The Martin girls’ softball team Tuesday afternoon split a season-opening doubleheader with Bangor. They lost the opener 6-3, but bounced back to take the nightcap, 8-5.  Makala Goddard was in circle for the first game allowing six runs on eight hits, striking out 15.  The Clippers’ bats were cold in...
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Wildcat track teams lose debuts at Cedar Springs

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Maurgan and Gwen Howard both won their respective high jump contests. The Wayland High School boys’ and girls’ track teams Tuesday afternoon both lost their season opening dual meets at Cedar Springs. The boys lost 89-48, the girls were bested by a 73-63 count. There were some strong individual performances...
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Private graveside service planned for Carl Getty, 87

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Carl Franklin Getty, age 87, died Sunday, April 7. He was a loving husband, devoted family man to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His family was his whole life. Carl graduated from Wayland Union High School in the class of 1954 and served his country in the United States Army....
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Hopkins softball season starts with 2 shutout wins

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The Hopkins varsity softball team got off to a strong start to the season Tuesday with a doubleheader sweep over O-K Silver Conference rival Belding. The Lady Vikings, opening the season on their home field, took a 17-0 triumph in the opener and came back to win 18-0 in the...
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