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Yes It’s True: With Royals we have love-hate problem
I submit that we Americans have a bipolar problem in our attitudes about kings and queens. We often point out that we refused to be governed by an English king…
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Wayland Post Office’s history began back in 1844
THEN - In 1968, the Wayland Post Office was opened at 135 E. Superior. EDITOR’S NOTE: Remarkable amateur historian Kathy Hamman Miller, a volunteer at the Then & Now Historical…
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Did winter unleash revenge in post-spring snowstorm?
Spring supposedly had sprung Tuesday in the aftermath of perhaps the warmest and snow free winter ever experienced in these parts, but a Friday morning payback surprise paid an unwelcome…
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Rock ‘N Bowl owners say they want to sell business
Ron and Linda Lannon owners of the Rock ’N Bowl establishment just north of the City of Wayland on Division Avenue announced they hope to sell the bowling business. The…
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Dorr Twp. adopts budget with expected shortfall
The Dorr Township Board took no action on this proposal to establish a drainage district. The Dorr Township Board Thursday night adopted a 2024-25 fiscal year budget of more than…
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Celebration of life for James Kipen is Monday
James Adam Kipen, age 48, of Dorr, died Wednesday, March 20. James was in the transportation industry for more than 20 years. He loved his family, fishing, sitting by the…
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Army Bob: We’re actually a republic, not a democracy
by Robert M. Traxler Are we a democracy or a republic? A good question; the word democracy does not appear in our Constitution or in the Declaration of Independence. A…
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Dorr Plan Commission OKs 4 requests after hearings
The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night had four public hearings, all of which resulted in approval of requests. The following is a rundown of all four hearings and requests:…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
Louis G. Yerrick and Grace L. Chamberlain established a business on the northeast corner of North Main and East Maple Street, the Hotel Yerick and Feed Barn. (Taken from the…
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Three Hopkins singers to join SWMVF honors choir
The Hopkins High School Concert and Chamber Choir attended the Southwest Michigan Vocal Festival (SWMVF) at Western Michigan University Thursday, March 14. Students from Hopkins sang in a mass choir…