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Fire in frigid temps destroys home in Dorr
The Leighton, Wayland and Salem fire departments Friday night assisted the Dorr FD on a structure fire on 18th Street north of town in Dorr. Due to the intense cold…
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144th Ave. at overpass repairs begin Jan. 30
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin work on the 144th Avenue overpass on the U.S.-131 expressway Thursday, Jan. 30, and Friday, Jan. 31 Crews will start at 8…
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Go Fund Me intended to pay off mortgage
Don Senior posted this on Facebook: "This is my partner Keith Boekeloo of 30 years. He passed away on Dec. 28. Unfortunately he was under the impression that the house…
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Public hearing Feb. 11 to discuss vacant lot
The Wayland City Planning Commission will have a public hearing Tuesday evening, Feb. 11, to deliberate on an application from a developer to rezone the huge vacant lot at the…
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Tyler Ebels is Dorr Twp. Firefighter of the Year
Tyler Ebels this week was selected as the Dorr Township Fire Department Firefighter of the Year. After joining the local department from Georgetown Township Fire Dept years back, Tyler established…
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Local schools closed for 3rd straight day
So it's three days in a row for school closings for the Wayland, Hapkins and Martin public school districts Wednesday. The continued dangerously low temperatures and wind chills have caused…
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Local school districts closed again Tuesday
The Hopkins, Martin and Wayland public school, districts will be closed for the second straight day Tuesday, and this time the reason for all three will be the weather. Hopkins…
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Hopkins, Martin and Wayland schools all closed on Monday
All three local public school districts will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, one for the anticipated inclement and frigid weather conditions and two for professional development days. The Hopkins school…
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Go Fund Me set up for teen, family in fatal fire
A Go Fund Me web site has been established for the 17-year-old girl who was found dead in a fatal fire Dec. 30 inside a house on Marsh Road, Orangeville…
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Winter storms cancel Tuesday night activities
Area school districts announced early Tuesday afternoon that all evening activities for Jan. 14, were called off because of inclement snowy weather. Among the cancellations was the sixth grade concert…