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Dorr Trustee Tuinstra’s micro-managing persists
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra just can’t seem to let go of his persistent…
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Army Bob: We mustn’t pay for failures of socialism
The economy of most of Asia is booming. China came up with a system of government that allows a small amount of free enterprise capitalism, as did Viet Nam, and…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Jackie Straub, Frank & Marilyn Bastian join Hall
Jackie Straub and Frank and Marilyn Bastian will be inducted as newest members of the Wayland Union Schools Alumni Hall of Fame at the Scholastic Honors Night Celebration, April 16.…
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Dorr OKs 2019-20 fiscal year budget nearly $1.3 million
The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening adopted a fiscal year 2019-20 budget of nearly $1.3 million, with anticipated revenues and expenditures just about even. The board originally believed to be…
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Fire destroys excavator in Hopkins Township
The Hopkins Area Fire Department Wednesday responded to an excavator on fire in Hopkins Township. The heavy machinery was a total loss but no injuries occurred from the incident. Wayland…
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Pat Rowley’s husband dies at age 86 in Arizona
John "Red" Rowley, age 86, of Casa Grande, AZ, formerly of Comstock Park, died Sunday March 3. He is survived by his wife, Pat Rowley, who was a longtime physical…
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Memorial service April 30 for Wayland native, 92
Edward Glusic, 92, of Wayland, died Dec. 20, 2018. Born to Andrew and Mary Glusic on the family farm on Aug. 5, 1926, he married Eleanore Levandowski April 30, 1949.…
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Anti-vax movement is destructive, dangerous
EDITOR"S NOTE: This is another topical letter from Mark Wakeman, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, who is no stranger to weighing in on important issues. To the editor:…
Posted inFeatures
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 23, 1994 Grass fire season is approaching and the Globe interviewed…
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Oh, the irony! Spring has sprung, but not really
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…