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Celebration of life is April 13 for Marlene Hyslop, 84

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Marlene (Dekkenga) Hyslop, 84, of Wayland and Green Valley, AZ, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, George W. Hyslop, Daughter Judith Sawall Hyslop (Richard Sawall) of Cumming, GA, son Timothy Hyslop (Manon Heslop VanderVatte) of Bismark, ND, brother Harold Dekkenga (Joy Dekkenga)....
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Gleaned from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 7, 1993 Dorr Township Supervisor Don Kaczanowski is looking into the possibility of contract police services through the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department because of recent population increases. However, he indicated he’s...
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DEQ public hearing on Landing Marina set for April 11

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by Austin Marsman Lucas Spoor The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Water Resources Division will have a public hearing on a request to expand Landing Marina at Gun Lake. The hearing will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at the Orangeville Township Hall, 7350 Lindsey Road, Plainwell. Landing Marina...
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Mother Nature to Michigan: ‘No spring for you’

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Wednesday morning's snow dump in Michigan prompted a lot of jokes from Facebook posters. One asserted the arrival of hail Tuesday afternoon was a "Hail to Michigan" for losing the NCAA championship basketball game. Another said Old Man Winter isn't through with us yet. Another recalled the Soup Nazi from...
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Funeral is Sunday for Joel Peloquin, 52, of Wayland

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Joel T. Peloquin, aged 52, of Wayland, died Friday, March 30. Joel is survived and will be lovingly remembered by his wife and best friend of 21 years, Chom Sun (Chong); his mother, Janice (Tom) Wilson; his step mother, Janet (Marvin) Steffes; his children, Gregory (Kimmy) Peloquin , Grecia (Enrique) Nuñez;...
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Wayland man takes own life in Wyoming cemetery

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A 52-year-old Wayland man died Friday evening of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Resurrection Cemetery in Wyoming. Authorities said they were summoned to a report of an armed suicidal man at 5:40 p.m. Friday at the cemetery on Clyde Park Avenue SW, north of 44th Street. They said Joel Peloquin...
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Suspect with Airsoft pistol shot while resisting arrest

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A Middleville man was arrested Monday by Michigan State Police from the Wayland post after being shot at the Thornapple Valley Church parking lot in Barry County. Authorities said the 36-year-old man brandished what later was determined to be an Airsoft pistol and refused to drop it after repeated commands...
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Ranger Rick: Elon Musk, Tesla crash on public money

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I have followed Elon Musk and Tesla for years. He has been touted as a genius, which I’m sure he is. I just don’t know what he is genius about – making cars or spending other people’s money. He has been given $10 billion in federal incentives because of his...
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Services Thursday for Louise Doxey, 91, of Wayland

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Louise Doxey, age 91, of Wayland, died Monday, April 2. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, LeRoy Doxey; children, Pamela (Phillip) Brock, Allen (Xiaolan) Doxey, Nancy Doxey, Catherine (Joseph) Morris; grandchildren, Shawn DeBruhl, Travis (Sara) Menzel, Genie, Josh and Jeremy Morris; great-grandchildren, Kelsie and Zachary DeBruhl, Alexis,...
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Sinclair, Channel 3 are not an independent, free press

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "The best way for evil to triumph is for all good men to do nothing." — Sir Edmund Burke In my 45 years in community journalism, I have never seen anything so disgusting and...
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