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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

March 20, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 23, 1994 Local history buff Kathy Hamman Miller found this photo of Johnny Cash reveling at the North Dorr Tavern, later to become the Countryside Inn. Cash occasionally came to the...

Oh, the irony! Spring has sprung, but not really

March 20, 2019

Spring has arrived officially as of 5:58 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, but looking outside your window you won't believe it. The cruel joke, especially after a couple snow-melting moderate weather days, came in the form of the white stuff customarily associated with the now dearly departed winter. These photos were...

Truck storage facility site plan approved in Dorr Twp.

March 19, 2019

Adam Plummer (left) and Project Engineer Peter Buurstra show their site plan. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a site plan submitted by Plummer's Environmental for a truck storage facility at 4776 12th St. The parcel, zoned industrial, is on the extreme northeast part of the township, just...

Ranger Rick: So, elites cheat to get into school?

March 19, 2019

As a parent, you try to do everything possible to make it easier for your offspring to be the best they can be, whether that be after high school graduation they want to work, go to college, serve their country in the military forces or Peace Corps, or leave the...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Presley Hudson indeed is No. 1

March 19, 2019

Can Wayland claim to have a national champion in intercollegiate athletics? Yes. Before last Friday, the closest this community got to having one of their own win a national title was Jessie Merchant's top slugger role with the University of Michigan national champion softball team. And don't forget Phil Regan...

Longtime Dorr parade chairman Robert York dies

March 19, 2019

Longtime Dorr Fourth of July Parade Chairman Robert Walter York died in Hastings Sunday, March 17, of a long-time illness. Robert lived an accomplished life serving his country and community in many ways, including in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, acting chairman of the Dorr 4th of...

Visitation in Dorr Sunday for Brian Augustine, 48

March 19, 2019

Brian Augustine, age 48, died Sunday, March 17. He is survived by his wife of 20 years Jennifer Augustine; children, Keagan, Hunter, and Taylor. Visitation with the family will be held from 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Home Dorr Chapel, 4330...

Presley Hudson, CMU win bid to NCAA tourney again

March 18, 2019

As Yogi Berra so famously said a long time ago, "It's not over until it's over." The fabulous women's collegiate basketball career of Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson isn't over, even though Central Michigan was dealt a devastating loss in to Buffalo the Mid-American Conference tournament semifinals last Friday....

New Wayland Police Chief should be sworn in April 1

March 18, 2019

Mark Garnsey Unless something unexpected happens, new Wayland Police Chief Mark Garnsey will be sworn in at the Monday, April 1, Wayland City Council meeting. The City Council Monday night approved a contract with Garnsey with an annual salary of $73,000. He succeeds Steven Harper, who retied as chief in...

Hopkins grad serves on panel with Gov. Whitmer

March 18, 2019

Susan Wakefield Hopkins High School graduate Susan Wakefield recently served on a special MLive citizens' panel to discuss issues witrh Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She served along with David Groenleer, who worked as a traffic engineer and director of engineering at the Kent County Road Commission for 35 years, and...

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