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Deja vu: Martin Twp. rejects local marijuana again

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It was almost three years ago that the Martin Township Board voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance forbidding marijuana to be exchanged in downtown Shelbyville. It was virtually deja vu all over again Wednesday night when the board decided to have its township attorney craft an ordinance to prohibit the...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Nov. 17, 1993 Gary DeKoekkoek has resigned his post as building inspector at Martin Township because of time constraints. He had served for almost five years. Yankee Springs Township terminated its long-standing practice of not renting out the township hall for Halloween and Christmas parties, but...
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Miklusicak makes 2nd unit of all-MIAA football team

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Mike Miklusicak Mike Miklusicak, a 2014 graduate of Wayland High School, has been named to the second unit of the all-MIAA football team. Miklusicak returned from a knee injury that sidelined him during the 2017 season to record 104 carries for 643 yards and five touchdowns during MIAA play. "A...
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WHS grad Sydney Ritz 2nd team all-league volleyball

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Sydney Ritz Wayland High School graduate Sydney Ritz has been recognized by the Crossroads League coaches for a second consecutive year by earning all-conference second team accolades. After a breakout sophomore campaign at Spring Arbor University, she posted an even better junior season at outside hitter. She notched career-highs in...
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Lumberyard Events Center prospects for rebirth good

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"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Heather Mitchell, PCI's newest employee. So it was Tuesday night for Mark and Marty Shepherd, co-owners of the proposed Lumberyard Events Center at the corner of Maple and Railroad streets in Wayland. The City Planning Commission unanimously approved on 7-0 votes,...
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Ranger Rick: Life 101, a good friend, facing the inevitable

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It was August when I met him for breakfast. He was nursing a cold and looking tired, even though he said he had a good sleep of at least eight hours. We chatted about our lives over the years, where we were in the sea of life now and what...
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Funeral Friday for Hopkins native Kenny McBride, 88

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John K. "Kenny" McBride of Kalamazoo, died Sunday morning, Nov. 11, at Borgess Hospital. He was 88. Ken was born Jan. 25, 1930, to Howard and Cleo (Ryder) McBride on the McBride family farm in Hopkins. He was united in marriage to JoAnn Helen Amborski on Oct. 2, 1954. Ken...
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Icy roads wreak havoc with motorists on U.S.-131

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(Photos courtesy of Warren Dalrymple and Christy Garcia) Authorities this morning reported the U.S.-131 freeway was like a sheet of black ice and there many slide offs and vehicle crashes as a result. Traffic backups caused some motorists to put their cars in parking mode both north and south of...
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Gun Lake Tribe, Hopkins Twp. in land trust talks

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Hopkins Area Department Chief Tim McKinnon and the new truck. Representatives from the Hopkins Township Board and Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatomis are engaged in negotiations to reach an agreement for tribal land held in trust by the federal government. Supervisor Mark Evans and Trustee Bob Modreski are representing the...
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Ten WMS students qualify to sing in state honors choir

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Ten Wayland Middle School students have qualified for admission into the Michigan School Vocal Music Association State Honors Choir and will be singing in concert at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids at 6 p.m. Jan. 24. (Photo supplied)
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