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Wayland schools getting ready for new academic year
It may be the August dog days of summer, but workers at Wayland Union schools are spending a great deal of time preparing for the upcoming academic year with some…
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Mass of Christian Burial is Friday for Russell O’Connor
Russell Jay O’Connor, age 62 of Belmont, died Saturday, Aug. 4. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Janice O’Connor (Weber), their children, Jennifer O’Connor, Steve O’Connor,…
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Lumberyard special use permit to be revoked by city?
The future of the Lumberyard Events Center may hang in the balance at the next Wayland City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20. City Manager Joshua Eggleston told…
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Oops! They did it again! 100th Street bridge struck
"The more things change, the more they stay the same." It's been about three months since the infamous 100th Street overpass has been hit, but the deed was done again…
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Basura: 1981 was the year I almost joined Yooperhood
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.” — Robert Frost In 1981, we went on vacation to Trout Lake in the Upper…
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Longtime AAESA Board member Cleon Duryea dies
Cleon "Bud" Duryea died early Sunday morning, Aug. 5, at Ely Manor Nursing Home in Allegan. He was 92. He was born on the family farm in Monterey Township on…
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Hopkins High School grad Charlie Bellgraph dies at 73
Charles Kenneth Bellgraph, Sr. age 73, died Tuesday, July 31. He was born on Dec. 23, 1944, to Eugene and Ina Bellgraph, the third of their nine children. He is…
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Hang in there folks! We’ll get a respite after Tuesday
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Unless you've been on vacation in Mars for the last couple of months, you…
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One Small Voice: Public threats against press unacceptable
by Lynn Mandaville I recently came to the top of the hold list at the Chandler Library for the film "The Post," another acclaimed Steven Spielberg creation that artfully, and…
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Service will be Tuesday for Julia Layton, 83, of Hopkins
Julia Anne Layton, 83, of Hopkins, died Thursday, Aug. 2, at her home. Born June 19, 1935, in Fennville, she was the daughter of Clarence and Mary Julia (Wells) Miller.…