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Funeral mass Saturday for Richard A. Stora, 76
Richard Allen Stora, age 76, died Wednesday, May 16. Richard was a tool and die machinist journeyman and retired from Auto Die International in 2004. He is survived by his…
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Civil War gravestone dedication will be held Saturday
A Civil War gravestone dedication will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at Maplewood Cemetery in Hopkins Township. The Hopkins Chapter of the FFA and the Gen. Benjamin Pritchard…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 19, 1993 Baccalaureate services no longer can be sponsored by…
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Wayland special education students enjoy graduation
The Wayland High School special education graduation was held Tuesday evening, May 15. Students, staff and two representatives from the Wayland Education Foundation attended. A foundation spokesperson commented, "It was…
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Leighton Fire Chief Tony Banas takes different post
Tony Banas, who has been fire chief for Leighton Township for the past six years, has announced he has accepted a position as captain for the Texas Township Fire Department…
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Lady Wildcats 9-1 in O-K Gold, 13-5 in overall action
The Wayland varsity softball team posted a couple of blowout shutouts Tuesday over East Grand Rapids, 17-0 and 28-0. The victories lifted the Lady Wildcats’ record in the O-K Gold…
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The Subterranean: Disney/Marvel provides best circus!
Review of Avengers: Infinity War **** 1/2 out of five stars Currently showing in theaters EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME! by Walter G. Tarrow As a child of the '50s, I…
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Ranger Rick: Airstrip should be OK’d as property rights
Nobody likes change, especially when people feel if affects them directly. Evidently the people involved in the Leighton Township airstrip fiasco living near the proposed airstrip are determined to stop…
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Rural events barns decision postponed by Dorr Twp.
About 75 local citizens appeared at a normally sparsely attended Dorr Township Planning Commission meeting Tuesday evening to object to a proposal to allow wedding barns near residential neighborhoods. The…
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Funeral mass is Friday for Arthur Harnish, 95, of Dorr
Arthur T. Harnish, age 95, died Monday, May 14. He was born in 1922 in Byron Center, grew up in Moline and graduated from Wayland High School in 1940 before…