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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 — Oct. 18, 1995 St. Stanislaus School Principal Pete Boyd was credited with…
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Martin’s football game vs. Marcellus Friday canceled
The Martin High School varsity football game against Marcellus Friday night has been canceled because of concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The Clippers started the season with…
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Longtime teacher, coach principal Bob Marutz dies
Longtime Wayland Union Schools teacher, coach and administrator Robert Marutz died Monday. He was 90. Marutz came to Wayland from Caledonia in 1962 to teach science and biology at the…
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Lady Wildcat harriers go 1-2 in Wayland invitational
Ava Makowski and Olivia Barabas captured the top two individual places in the Wildcat Cross-Country Invitational to highlight the host team’s runner-up finish Tuesday afternoon. Hamilton won the girls’ competition…
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Supreme Court rule delays annexation public hearing
The public hearing on annexation of about a dozen properties into the City of Wayland Wednesday night has been called off as a result of the Michigan Supreme Court’s decisions…
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Ranger Rick: Trump is the clear choice for president
The presidential sweepstakes have been incessantly hammered by the Communist Chinese Coronavirus (Covid-19) questions, specifically at President Donald Trump. While he had nothing to do creating the virus, the Chinese…
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Former DeJongh Grocery proprietor in Dorr passes
Jay DeJongh, proprietor of the DeJongh Grocery Store in Dorr until his retirement in 1987, died Sunday, Oct. 11, after 95 years of well-lived life. In his retirement, he enjoyed…
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Hopkins ranked No. 6 in the state in AP football poll
The Hopkins High School varsity football team this week is rated No. 6 in the state in Division 5 by the Associated Press. Interestingly, Kalamazoo United, which has defeated the…
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Wayland board pressured to fully reopen the schools
The subject once again Monday night was handling Covid-19, and members of the Wayland Board of Education had yet another lengthy and painful discussion about what to do about it.…
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Longtime local restaurateur Mel Bartell dies at age 87
Longtime local restaurateur Emelda (Mel) A. Bartell of Wayland died peacefully Saturday Oct. 10. She was 87. Mel was born in Chicago to Joseph and Ann Kotarski. She married Thomas…