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Service Saturday for Mary Margaret Meyerink, 79

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Mary Margaret Meyerink, age 79, of Wayand, died Tuesday, Feb. 26. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Roger; her children, Marge (Mike) Hofert, Coralyn (Dave) Nyssen, Roger (Rori) Meyerink; six grandchildren; a great grandson; brother, Terry (Lynne) McHoskey; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Doug (Marline) Meyerink, Eljean VanWiltenburg, Joyce...
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‘America & Me’ essay contest winners announced

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Three Wayland Middle School students have been named local winners in the 50th annual America & Me essay contest, sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance. The three students are Summer Morrison (first), Mahala Wierenga (second) and Clara Hawley (third). All three received award certificates for their achievements. As the school's first...
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Hamilton concludes Viking basketball season, 60-58

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Drew Weber (21) appears to be using the elbow on a drive to the basket. The Division 2 district basketball tournament opener for Hopkins Wednesday evening was a disappointing one, and it meant the end of one of its better seasons. The Vikings concluded their campaign with a 15-5 overall...
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Dorr’s maintenance guy has lawn side business

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Dorr Township maintenance supervisor Jarrod Simon has launched a side business, doing what he does best. And he proudly touts it as owned and operated by a military veteran. Simon, who has been a Dorr Township employee for five years, not long ago launched Veterans Pride Lawn Care, specializing in...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Feb. 26, 1994 It appears that a judge rather than Dorr Township will decide on a rezoning request be developer Louis Bartz to build an apartment complex behind the Dairy Ranch on the north side of 142nd Avenue. Pennock Hospital has bought the site on 124th...
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Lady Vikings seek win No. 13 at regular season’s end

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Kennedy Helderop The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team will wrap up its regular season Thursday at Covenant Christian, taking a 12-7 overall record into the ballgame. The Lady Vikings, who finished the O-K Silver Conference last week in second place with an 8-2 mark, have split in a couple of...
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Martin girls will take 14-3 record into season finale

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Briana Warner The Martin girls' varsity basketball team was blessed with four players scoring in double figures in a 57-48 victory Tuesday evening over Constantine. The Lady Clippers used a 20-10 surge in the fourth quarter to register the triumph. They trailed 20-16 at the end of the first quarter...
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I’m not optimistic Whitmer can ‘fix the damn roads’

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I am not optimistic that newly-elected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be able to honor her campaign promise to "fix the damn roads." The reason is purely political. In order to repair the ubiquitous, annoying,...
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Ranger Rick: Trump doing what we asked him to do

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It's been more than two years with President Trump in office and just about every promise he made during the campaign for president has come true — lowered taxes for all, lowered corporate tax rates, and helped growing the economy to robust levels. More people are working of all races...
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Unbeaten Otsego quintet tops ‘Cats in district opener

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Cory Ainsworth Ternor Hudson The Wayland boys' varsity basketball season was concluded Monday night in the opening round of the Class B district basketball tournament at Comstock with a 58-46 loss to undefeated Otsego. The Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 12-9 while Otsego now is 21-0....
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