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Basura: When will Trump’s lies come home to roost?

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“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.” — Khaled Hosseini For a guy who was so hard on Ted Cruz for untruthfulness, President Donald Trump sets a new standard for lying. According to a recent report in the Washington Post, Trump has lied more than...
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Leaking propane tank causes evacuations in Martin Twp.

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by Austin Marsman  A propane storage container leak near Vandebunte Egg Farms on 2nd Street east of Martin prompted Martin Township firefighters to evacuate nearby residents Thursday morning. The Martin Fire Department tried to evacuate the neighbors around 9 a.m. No injuries or explosions were reported. (Photo courtesy of  Karen Miller)
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Funeral Tuesday for Air Force veteran Lloyd Selvig

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Lloyd Selvig, age 74, died Friday, May 4. Lloyd was an outdoorsman, Boy Scout leader, and little league coach. He served in the United States Air Force for 22 years and visited over 100 countries. He was a member of the West MI Veterans Assistance program. He survived by his...
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Lady Wildcats capture Wayland Invitational crown

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The Wayland varsity softball team appears to have righted its customarily dominating ship after a rough 1-3 start to the season. The Lady Wildcats pounded out a 12-1 five-inning victory over St. Joseph Saturday to claim the championship in the Wayland Invitational. Wayland, now 9-4 on the season overall, won...
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Wildcat boys, Viking girls 2nd in Hopkins Invitational

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It was the first time this season that the Hopkins girls’ track team didn’t finish first, but it was runner-up Saturday to Division 1 Lowell in the Hopkins Invitational. The Lady Vikings compiled 135 points to the Red Arrows’ 173. Lowell also took the boys’ title with 154 points while...
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Proposed airstrip developer presents his side of issue

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Clark Galloway, co-developer of a proposed airstrip near 144th Avenue and Kalamazoo Avenue, has fired the first salvo in the public relations battle on the issue that will be settled in the Aug. 7 primary. In a letter to all Leighton Township voting residents, purported to be from him and...
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Service May 10 for Patricia Knowlton of Watson Twp.

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Patricia Ann (Taggart) Knowlton, 83 of Watson Township, died Thursday, May 3, at Wings Home in Allegan. Mrs. Knowlton, born March 1, 1935, in Allegan, the daughter of the late Gerald and Margaret (Muddget) Taggart, was the wife of Robert W. Knowlton, who preceded her in death in 2005 after...
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Watson seeks ways to spend part of growing surplus

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Watson Township has a healthy fund balance — maybe a little too healthy — and local officials Thursday evening had lengthy discussions about how the surplus funds should be spent. Township Treasurer Sue Jones told board colleagues the township now is sitting on a fund balance, or rainy day fund,...
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Army Bob: Is Korea the ‘Land of the Morning Calm’?

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Folks will call Afghanistan our longest war, but it's not true. It has been repeated so many times most believe it. The Korean War has been ongoing for 68 years. The president of South Korea, Moon Jae-In, and the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, announced the end...
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‘Cats’ 5th-place Bedford Valley finish earned notice

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Perhaps one huge reason the Wayland High School golf team has been ranked as high as No. 5 among Division 2 teams in the state is that the Wildcats finished in fifth place April 28 at the star-studded Bedford Valley Invitational in Battle Creek. Wayland combined efforts for a 322...
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