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Army Bob: Why don’t Green New Deal backers speak up?
by Robert M. Traxler To all the supporters of the Green New Deal: where are you? After four columns, not one supporter has posted a comment in defense of the…
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Dorr Township deadlocks on vote to drop MTA membership
The Dorr Township Board Thursday night came within one vote of not renewing its membership in the Michigan Townships Association. The board was deadlocked 3-3 on paying this year’s bill…
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County Commission candidate Kathryn Bamberg dies at 60
Allegan County Commisioner (District 3) candidate Kathryn Bamberg, 60, died Tuesday, May 29, in Williamsburg. Bamberg last fall was a Democratic candidate to be commissioner from a district that included the…
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Wayland High School library also is getting a facelift for fall
The Wayland Union Schools' bond issue a year and a half ago is funding the middle school addition for sixth grade and construction of new tennis courts, but it also…
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Wayland Middle School relay team captures 1st in 2 races
The Wayland Middle School 4x200-meter relay team has struck again. Ava Makowski, Elliot Antel, Faith Rollandini and Kayla Baar again broke their school record of 1:54.30 and captured first place Wednesday…
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Memorial service delayed for Ralph Long, 59, of Wayland
Ralph Donald Long, Jr., 59, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 16, at The Laurels of Sandy Creek. Born Dec. 30, 1959, in Mississippi, he was the son of the late…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 1, 1994 Cellar Door Production has withdrawn its plans to build…
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Celebration of Life service is Saturday for Trevor Sniezek
Trevor Lee Sniezek, age 44, of Dorr, died Sunday, May 26, at Spectrum Health Butterworth after a short battle with cancer. Trevor was born in Plainwell, on Jan. 30, 1975,…
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Lady Vikings vs. tough TK; ‘Cats play Allegan in districts
Hopkins will put its 21-8 record on the line at 10 a.m. Saturday against a Middleville Thornapple Kellogg team that now is 26-4 for the overall season in the semifinals…
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Wayland Board of Education right to promote from within
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. It was interesting and encouraging to see the Wayland Board of Education promote from…