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Dem challenger wants 5 debates vs. Rep. Whiteford

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Erik Almquist State Rep. Mary Whiteford Erik Almquist, Democratic challenger to Republican State Rep. Mary Whiteford is calling for a series of debates across the 80th District ahead of the November general election. Whiteford, of South Haven, is seeking her third full two-year term in the State House. She was...
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Kiwanis donates supplies to help kids back to school

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Because of Covid-19 restrictions, the Wayland Kiwanis Club this year has been unable to have its annual Easter Egg Hunt and Back To School Party. However, Kiwanis members still wanted to be able to support the kids in the community, so they donated all kinds of supplies from cleaning products...
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Martin Lions Club presents Cheryl Mohr with award

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Cheryl Mohr was honored by the Martin Lions Club Wednesday night with the Melvin Jones award for her work helping kids in the local community through the #WeekendBlessings program. The program provides a weekly bag of food for Martin students in need. (Photo courtesy of Austin Marsman)
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Visitation, funeral slated for motorcycle crash victim

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Bucky Green Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Home in Wayland for Bucky Green, 44, who was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday in Kent County.. His funeral will be Saturday afternoon at Germond cemetery at 3:15, with a gathering planned afterward at at...
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Local teachers featured in anti-teachers union video

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Pete Boyd Robert Wiersema Teachers Robert Wiersema of Hopkins and Pete Boyd of Martin are featured in a video explaining why they resigned their union membership in the Michigan Education Association. Wiersema, who also was a member of the Wayland Board of Education from 1995 to 2010, told the Detroit...
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Former Martin coach, pastor Dave Nightingale dies

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Former Martin area pastor and high school basketball and baseball coach David Nightingale died of the COVID-19 virus Sunday evening at a Florida Hospital. His son, Chad, posted on Facebook, “At approximately 6 p.m. Florida time, our father, who dedicated his life to the proclamation of the gospel in both...
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Mike Villar asks for recount of county prosecutor vote

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Myrene Koch Mike Villar Though the Board of Canvassers this week certified that Allegan County Prosecutor Myrene Koch narrowly defeated challenger Michael Villar by just 17 votes, 8,864 to 8,847, Villar has decided to ask for a recount. Both candidates were seeking the office in the Aug. 4 primary election....
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Martin Resource Center has healthy goodies available

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The garden produce wagon is by the roadside today for the Martin Resource Center . "Please take what you need and leave some for others." (Photo supplied)
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Orangeville man convicted of gun murders of 2 men

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Jon Burnett Jon Otis Burnette, 63, of Orangeville Township, was convicted in Barry County Circuit of two counts of murder for the deaths of a neighbor and Comstock Park man. Burnett was convicted of fatally shooting 73-year-old neighbor Gary Peake, and 21-year-old Bryce DeGood of Comstock Park on Lewis Road...
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It’s official! Wayland non-Homestead millage passes

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The Allegan County Board of Canvassers has certified that the non-Homestead millage request for Wayland Union Schools was approved in the Aug. 4 primary election. The official final count was 2,338 votes in favor and 2,328 opposed. The tally in Allegan County alone was 2,103 opposed and 2,057 for approval,...
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