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Allegan County has no monkeypox cases — so far

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Monkey Pox has been identified in Michigan, yet no cases have been confirmed yet in the Allegan County area.Officials from the Allegan County Health Department have said as vaccine availability continues to evolve, so will the vaccination strategy. Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP++) aims to reach recently exposed persons or persons at high-risk...
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‘Movies After Dark series attracts City Park crowds

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The "Movies After Dark" summer series, sponsored by the Main Street program and New Life Church, has attracted solid crowds of children and their parents to the City Park in Wayland Thursday evenings. The next film will be "The Bad Guys" at 7 p.m. Aug. 18. Kids' activities and food...
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Truck depot storage, repair business slated in Watson

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Digital Camera Many area citizens have been puzzled by the flurry of activity at a site just west of the Marathon gas station/J & H Convenience Store along M-222 in Watson Township. Allegan County Commissioner Gale Dugan said Wednesday night night that it's his understanding the massive dirt moving is...
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Fatal accident reported on Marsh Road near Martin

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Troopers from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police are investigating a fatal accident near Martin Wednesday. Troopers said a person has died after being hit by a vehicle on Marsh Road near Pierce Road in Gun Plain Township. The crash happened Wednesday morning on Marsh Road near Pierce...
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Freda’s Fish Fry closes eatery at Gun lake location

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Alicia Thorpe and Freda's Fish Fry at its downtown Wayland location about a decade ago. Freda's Fish Fry, the restaurant that got into trouble about seven years ago for having a colorful advertising sign on West Superior Street, has closed its doors at its Gun Lake location, where owner Alicia...
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Sam Ball to succeed Supt. Ballee-Stone at Martin

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Samantha Ball Brooke Ballee-Stone Brooke Ballee-Stone, superintendent of Martin Public Schools for the past three years, will step down effective Sept. 1 and Samantha Ball, current chief financial officer, will succeed her as superintendent. Ballee-Stone has been at the helm during the difficult two years of Covid-19 pandemic challenges. She...
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Wayland man was 1 of 2 victims in fatal plane crash

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A 70-year-old Wayland man was one of two killed in a plane crash near South Haven last Tuesday. The South Haven Police Department reported the victims were 70-year-old David Peahl of Wayland and 70-year-old Douglas Golike of Lawton. Officials withy the Federal Aviation Administration said the Piper Aerostar 600 had...
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Motorist dies in crash with tree in Martin Township

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A 30-year-old motorist died in a crash in a crash on 6th Street near 114th Avenue near Martin Township Saturday evening. Allegan County Sherriff’s deputies reported the crash occurred at about 5:12 p.m. when they were summoned to the site in which his car had collided with a tree. The...
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Local police seeking man who walked away from home

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The Wayland Police Department is looking for this missing gentleman, Ronald Jenson, 63, who walked away from his residence in Windsor Woods at around 10:30 a.m Thursday morning. He is wearing a dark blue T-shirt with “Columbia” on the back, blue jeans and brown boots. He walks slow due to...
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Hopkins firefighters take part in ‘combat challenge’

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Hopkins firefighters over last weekend took part in the firefighters combat challenge. A spokesman said, "This challenge is known as the toughest two minutes in sports. Those who participate for their first time would agree." HAFD had five compete in this years challenge, including Frank Tyler, Robert Kerber, Caleb Beilby...
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