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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 11, 1993 Martin Township voters in a referendum approved, 231 to 200,…
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Leighton voters OK airstrip, Nesbitt, Johnson win seats
It was a big night for Clark Galloway, developer of the his proposed airstrip Galloway Landings in Leighton Township. Voters in the Aug. 7 primary election voted 1,069 to 717…
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Ranger Rick: With socialism we’re all equally miserable
With the recent primary win by former bartender Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez we have witnessed socialism unleashed in her words and rhetoric. Senator Bernie Sanders is a close second, but even he…
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Subterranean: Ted Kennedy biopic misses the mark
Review of Chappaquiddick ** out of five stars Available on video by Walter G. Tarrow In the very early hour of Friday, July 19, 1969, while the nation turned its eyes…
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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…