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Mark Wakeman: 55 years ago, Gettysburg Address
On Memorial Day weekend in 1965, I was asked by Village President Phillip Reno to to deliver The Gettysburg Address at a small ceremony in our town's cemetery following a…
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Former Martin man Jim Boss dies in New Mexico
James "Jim" Philip Boss, age 85, died Monday, May 18, in Albuquerque, N.M. He was born in Belding on Oct. 16, 1934, to Hugh and Hope Boss, attended Belding High,…
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Private family service set next month for Betty Lee, 91
Betty Lou Lee, age 91, of Wayland, died Friday, May 22. Betty was an active member with her St. Peter's Lutheran Church family in Dorr over the years. She volunteered…
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Private graveside service June 30 for Adeline Alflen
Adeline “Aunt Pete” Alflen, age 90, died Friday, May 22. Aunt Pete loved life and lived each day with enjoyment doing her favorite hobbies, such as golfing with her grandkids,…
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WHS assistant joins Hopkins football coaching staff
Mike Salisbury has joined the football coaching staff at Hopkins High School. Salisbury the past three seasons has been part of the coaching staff at Wayland Union High School and…
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Memorial Day fun is still possible without parades
“While enjoying the outdoors, please keep a safe and mindful distance of at least six feet from others,” — Allegan County Health Officer, Angelique Joynes, MPH, RN. "With Memorial Day…
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Allegan County’s COVID-19 death toll number now 6
The number of cases of the COVID-19 virus in Allegan County has been confirmed at 197 as of Friday afternoon and the number of reported deaths has risen to six.…
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Yes It’s True: John Tuinstra is Dorr’s ‘Mr. Hypocrisy’
For an editorial writer like me, Dorr Township Board Trustee John Tuinstra presents the gift that keeps on giving. Anyone who has read Townbroadcast for a spell understands that I’ve…
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Army Bob: Use of masks helps liberate us from home
by Robert M. Traxler To mask up or not to mask up is the question we are all faced with in the latest pandemic in my lifetime. The SARS, Asian…
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WHS Class of 2020 honored in special parade for grads
The Wayland High School Class of 2020 was supposed to graduate Thursday evening, so the Grad Bash members decided, in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, to have a special…