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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 — April 12, 1995 An overheated furnace was blamed for a fire that…
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Gun Lake Casino extends closure to until further notice
The Gun Lake Casino has announced it will be closed until further notice because of concerns about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) The casino was closed last month temporarily because of the…
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Ranger Rick: Origins, stats of Coronavirus mysterious
The Chinese virus, aptly named Wuhan virus (from the city of origin), has been renamed COVID-19 so as to take the regional/country name off to lessen the sting of the…
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Memorial service set for Wayland native Jean Sebright
Wayland native Jean Sebright of Hudsonville died Saturday, April 4. Jean was born August 17, 1925, to Ben and Tiena Nakken of Wayland. She spent her life as a devoted…
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Local entrepreneur turning alcohol into hand sanitizer
Local entrepreneur and public relations specialist Anthony Winters has come up with batches of hand sanitizer, using the alcohol for the Four One Tow Distillery in downtown Wayland. Winters apparently…
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City may give up on leasing parking lots downtown
The Wayland City Council is grappling with the possibility of getting out of the business of leasing parking lots for public use altogether. Discussion surfaced at the council’s first-ever all-line…
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Guest Column: More than a player, Kaline was Mr. Tiger
EDITOR'S NOTE: The author of this column, Chip Mundy of Jackson, was sports editor at the Albion Evening Recorder while I was editor in 1983 and 1984. Though now retired,…
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Army Bob: Now it’s agreed that we should wear masks
In a comment about my last column, a reader stated we do not know protective masks work. He went on to say we do not know what is going on…
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Allegan County COVID-19 case numbers jump to 14
The number of cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Allegan County rose to 14 in Allegan County as of Sunday night. State health officials also reported Barry County had six…
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One Small Voice: Canada handled virus crisis better
by Lynn Mandaville It’s a sad Palm Sunday in the United States. Overnight, the death count rose by 1,300 human beings, most of them in New York. The curve, as…