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Funeral will be Monday for Joyce Dewey, 89
Joyce A. (Jager) Dewey, age 89, of Wayland, died Wednesday, July 17. Joyce and her husband, Jack, shared nearly 71 years of marriage and built a happy home together. She…
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Yes It’s True: Primary has only a few GOP races
Myrene Koch Mike Villar In the vast majority of cases, the Aug. 6 primary election ballot next month will show incumbents running unopposed. However, there are a few exceptions, but…
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Hopkins, Salem fire depts. quickly handle campground blaze
There was a fire at the East Lake campground at about 1 p.m. Thursday and the maintenance barn burned down. The Hopkins Fire Department and Salem Fire Department combine efforts…
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WHS grad competing in his 5th Paralympic goalball games
Wayland High School graduate Tyler Merren, who now lives in Greenville, will take part in his fifth Paralymic Games this summer representing the USA in the unusual sport of goalball.…
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Amy Bob: Media complicit in covering up Biden’s decline
by Robert M. Traxler Let’s look at President Joe Biden and his cognitive decline. Our friends in the media even today do not speak of the reasons behind his obvious…
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Gun Lake Tribe having water tower installed
The Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatomis now has a one million gallon water tank, including the tribe’s logo, installed on its new water tower along the U.S. 131 expressway just…
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No service slated for former Wayland woman Mary Stoken
Mary Louise Stoken (Garter), formerly of Wayland, died Tuesday, July 9. She was 85. Mary loved the beaches and the lighthouse of Grand Haven, where she grew up and went…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Downtown Allegan, which for the first time 75 years ago installed parking meters. 25 Years Ago…
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Funeral set for Friday for Vonda Tubergen of Dorr
Vonda Lee Tubergen, age 72, of Dorr, died Saturday, July 13. Husband Bill knew Vonda for 54 years, and they were married for 52.5 of those years. They did everything…
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Former Wayland school bus driver dies at age 72
Elaine Mae (Perkins) Corner, 72, of Hastings, died Thursday, July 11, due to complications of COPD. Elaine was born in Grand Rapids, to the late William and Jacolyn (Sharp) Perkins.…