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Burning permits issue in limbo for Michigan residents
To burn or not to burn: That is the question. At least that’s a puzzling question many Allegan County residents will be grappling with at the start of spring, when…
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Special ceremony May 10 to honor Civil War veteran Andrew Bee
A special ceremony honoring the man said to have captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis after the end of the Civil War will be held at East Martin Cemetery Sunday, May…
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Wayland School Board cautiously endorses ECAC program
All seven members of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night cautiously voted to endorse the Early College/Allegan County program through Lake Michigan College. Through the ECAC, students can graduate…
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Corey LaValley to face murder and arson charges after trailer fire
Detectives from the Allegan County Sheriff's Department have met with the Allegan County Prosecutor’s Office and charges have been filed against Corey LaValley, 34, in the deaths of a mother…
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Hopkins ‘Tech Vikes’ robotics team ranked 12th in the state
The Hopkins High School Tech Vikes robotics team placed first and won the Excellence in Engineering Award at a competition at East Kentwood March 7 and now is headed to…
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Father of 1 of victims arrested in Dorr Twp. triple homicide
Authorities now are saying they believe the three victims of a mobile home fire in Dorr Township Tuesday were shot and killed befre the blaze was started. Corey Lee LaValley,…
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Wayland Christian Reformed Church expansion plans OK’d
The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved, with several conditions, a proposed site plan from Wayland Christian Reformed Church for expansion of its current building near the corner of…
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Public Safety Beat: Three killed in Dorr Twp. mobile home fire
A fire determined to be “suspicious” by authorities claimed the lives of two school-aged children and an adult in a mobile home Tuesday in Dorr Township. The fire was reported…
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Wayland school board hears pleas on behalf of support staff
Several people in the audience at Monday night's Wayland Board of Education meeting questioned the school district's policy of attempting to avoid paying health care benefits for some of the…
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Leukemia victim Dawson Babiak, 4, gets some good news
The up and down struggles of the Babiak family were on the upswing this week when it was learned that 4-year-old Dawson Babiak currently is leukemia free. A posting today…