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Watson wants to monitor well at former dump site
The Watson Township Board is likely to file a complaint with the Allegan County Health Department to get the ball rolling on monitoring a well at the former site of…
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Celebration of Life planned for Sheri Medina, 46
Sheri Rebecca (Taylor) Medina, 46, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Jan. 2. Sheri was born on Dec. 23, 1972, in Grand Rapids. She is survived by her husband, Larry Medina; parents,…
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Service scheduled for Friday for Bill Roe, 84
William “Bill” Roe, age 84, died Monday, Dec. 31. Bill served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. In his free time, he loved reading his…
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WHS boys and girls both lose to Byron by 23-7 score
Both the Wayland boys and Lady Wildcats Wednesday lost to Byron Center by identical 23-7 scores.. Boys' coach Sherry Miklusicak said, "What looked to be a hopeful night for a…
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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 — Jan. 5, 1994 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners denies a request…
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Funeral Saturday for Dorr man Bernie Weesaw, 48
Bernard “Bernie” Weesaw Jr., age 48, died Monday, Dec. 31. Bernie was an avid golfer, but first and foremost, he loved spending with his family and especially his daughter, Ashlee.…
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State legislators thumb noses to voters of Michigan
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I was naive enough a few years ago to believe our Michigan Legislature could…
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Wayland’s ‘Wonder Women’ working winning ways
They are the champions, my friend. A trio of Wayland female athletes proved they are worthy and brought a lot of glory and positive attention for this community in 2018.…
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Vikings’ Gossman 3rd in Portage bowling tourney
Both the Hopkins girls' and boys' bowling teams competed Saturday at Continental Lanes in Kalamazoo in the Portage Individual Tournament. The girls field had 53 bowlers from different divisions. The…
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One Small Voice: Resistance is not futile with bullying
“Resistance is futile.” – spoken by, among others, Jean Luc Pickard and Seven-Of-Nine from Star Trek The word bully is, by definition, both a noun and verb. Its meaning is…