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Basura: When will Trump’s lies come home to roost?
“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…
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Leaking propane tank causes evacuations in Martin Twp.
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…
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Funeral Tuesday for Air Force veteran Lloyd Selvig
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…
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Lady Wildcats capture Wayland Invitational crown
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…
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Wildcat boys, Viking girls 2nd in Hopkins Invitational
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…
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Proposed airstrip developer presents his side of issue
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…
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Service May 10 for Patricia Knowlton of Watson Twp.
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…
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Watson seeks ways to spend part of growing surplus
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.…
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Army Bob: Is Korea the ‘Land of the Morning Calm’?
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.…
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‘Cats’ 5th-place Bedford Valley finish earned notice
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…