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Martin area runaway youth, 15, has been found safe

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Ethan Valdez Ethan Valdez, the 15-year-old runaway Martin area youth has been located safe. Michigan State Police from the Wayland post were involved in the successful search, which lasted three days. A spokesperson for the family posted on Facebook, "Please be sensitive to the situation that this family has been...
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Parents of Martin child who died seeks help with funeral costs

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A GoFundMe-style page has been established for Rebecca Bailey and Noah Griffin, who lost their 8-month-old baby girl, Mya Rose Griffin, to a freak accident Thursday in Martin. "No parent should have to go through what they are, so to help them out a little we are asking you all...
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Brad Coon hired as principal for Martin Jr.-Sr. High School

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Brad Coon has been hired as new principal for Martin Senior and Junior High Schools. Coon earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Central Michigan, a teaching certificate in special education from Grand Valley State University, a master’s degree from Grand Valley, and an education specialist degree from Oakland University...
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Authorities seeking runaway Martin area youth, 15 years old

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Ethan Valdez Ethan Valdez, 15 years old, ran away from his home in Martin Township Monday afternoon and has not been heard from since. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is requested to contact Trooper Eric Desch at the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police (269-792-2213) or through Allegan...
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School board hears plea to resurrect community garden

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Maddie Whitley and Jeff Salisbury Recent Wayland High School graduate Madalyn Whitley Monday night made a presentation to the Wayland Board of Education, pitching a new community garden in the community. Whitley, speaking in honor of her late grandfather, Jeff Salisbury, noted he had proposed the project to Mary Colborn,...
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Errant motorist temporarily disables gas dispenser in Dorr

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Billy Fifelski, owner-operator of the Dorr Marathon gas station on 18th Street and 142nd Avenue, said this past Thursday evening a customer accidentally drove into a gasoline dispenser. Fifelski said, "We know this is making it difficult to get gasoline. We are sorry for this inconvenience. We were told it...
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Wayland officer’s work leads to child predator’s guilty plea

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Mark Riemersma A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges he posed as a prince to try to lure an Allegan County boy over Instagram The man’s capture was the result of an investigation by Wayland police officer Mark Riemersma and involved a 12-year-old Wayland boy. Riemersma identified...
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Dorr Twp. Library millage request defeated by 100 votes

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The Dorr Township Library request for a one-mill levy for 10 years was defeated at the polls Tuesday by a count of 629 to 529. The results, a margin of 54 to 46 percent, leave the Library Board scrambling for some way to keep the facility open because the current...
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Missing Hopkins 15-year-old girl found safe in Rhode Island

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Gracie Hewartson, the 15-year-old Hopkins girl reported missing since last Friday has been found safe and in reasonable health in Warwick, Rhode Island. WMXI-TV Channel 17 reported she was found Tuesday afternoon with a 43-year-old man she met on line through Instagram. The man, was arrested by police in connection with...
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Hopkins teen may have met up with Instagram male friend

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Authorities are reporting they believe Gracie Hewartson, the 15-year-old Hopkins girl who has been reported missing since last Friday, disappeared after meeting a man she had been chatting with on social media. Hewartson, who was last seen at about 3:30 p.m. Friday, had been chatting with a man on Instagram, Gracie's friends...
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