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Graveside service will be Monday for Jazzmin Santiz
Jazzmin Annmarie De La Cruz Santiz, age 13, of Plainwell, died Thursday, Oct. 31, at Helen Devos Children’s Hospital. She was born on Nov. 30, 2010, in Three Rivers, to…
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We’re stuck forever drowning in political ads
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “I’m at the point of no return, and for me there’ll be turning back.”…
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Funeral for Jeff Levering will be at United Church
Jeffrey Lee Levering, age 65, of Wayland, died Thursday, Oct, 24, after a brief battle with cancer. Jeff was a compassionate and gentle man who loved his family deeply. He…
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Army Bob: Rich and powerful pay off progressives
by Robert M. Traxler The election is near, thanks to all things holy; good folks are getting sick and tired of the attack ads. The money spent is an interesting…
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Funeral pending for Ruth Heibel Striegle of Dorr
Ruth Marie Striegle (Heibel) of Dorr, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Faith Hospice - Trillium Woods in Byron Center at the age of 81. Ruth was born at home in…
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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. 1, 1999 The Globe published a front page photo of Wayland…
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Two Hopkins area infants die in same October week
Two Hopkins area infants died within a week of each other, according to the Kubiak Cook Funeral Homes in Dorr and Wayland. Asher Michael-Kade Norman, age 3 months, of Hopkins,…
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King & I: We leave Michigan and head south
by Phyllis McCrossin Sunday (Oct. 27) was our last day in Michigan for 2024. It's been an unusual summer. King had a health scare in June and the boys and…
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Bids for work on new pool to be opened Dec. 12
School board member Pet Zondervan points to part of the new pool artist's renderings while asking a question of Supt. Tim Reeves. Members of the Wayland Board of Education examined…
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The late Loretta Conway was a member of GR Symphonic Band
Loretta Conway, formerly of Gaines Township, died Friday, Oct. 2. Loretta was a pleasant and friendly person, the type that complete strangers would tell their life stories to or show…