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Wayland likely getting a Best Western Hotel this year
It looks like Wayland will get a new Best Western Hotel on property between the Big Boy Restaurant and Family Farm & Home, perhaps as early as the end of…
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Jennifer Antel seeks GOP nomination for State Rep.
Jennifer Summers Antel of Wayland has announced she will be a candidate for state representative in the 72nd District in the August Republican primary election. Antel, a longtime Wayland City…
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Presley Hudson, CMU play on ESPN2 Saturday morn
Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson and Central Michigan University will play Louisiana State at 11 a.m. Saturday in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament. The game…
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Ranger Rick: Media having a cow over Trump-N. Korea
Last week it was announced President Donald Trump planned to meet with Kim Jung Un, the leader of North Korea. This made the fake news announcers' and pundits heads' explode.…
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Funeral Friday in Dorr for Harold Morgan, age 72
Harold D. Morgan, age 72, died Sunday, March 11. Harold was a "Mr. Fix-it." He loved traveling and visiting many “tourists traps” and family along the way. He was a great singer, enjoyed reading books,…
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Hopkins Township adopts more than $300,000 budget
The Hopkins Township Board Monday night adopted a 2018-19 fiscal year budget of more than $300,000 and has to dip into the fund balance to meet a projected shortfall. Revenues…
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Gun Lake Tribe wants to buy 130 acres in Hopkins Twp.
The Hopkins Township Board Monday night took no action on a request from the Gun Lake Tribe to purchase 130 acres of land near Arnsman's Septic Service on 12th Street,…
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Wildcats’ season concluded in regional semis, 63-47
The Wayland boys' varsity basketball season came to end Monday in a 63-47 loss to Dowagiac at Coloma High School in the Class B regional semifinals. The Wildcats, who claimed…
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Missing Dorr man found dead by area authorities
David Lewis Amerson, 36, the Dorr Township man man reported missing over the weekend was found dead Monday afternoon, according to the Allegan County Sheriff's office. Authorities said there was…
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Allegan Hillside in lockdown Friday due to trespassing
by Austin Marsman The Allegan main campus for the Hillside Learning and Behavior Center went into lockdown Friday afternoon after reports of a trespasser on campus. Public Information Coordinator Tom…