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Some WHS students taken ill at Homecoming dance

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Several students were reported to have gotten sick Saturday evening at the Wayland High School homecoming dance, but officials said all of the afflicted teens were back in school this week. Wayland City Police officers who were present noticed some children becoming sick, mostly with nausea. Officers took samples from...
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Arsenic found at Yankee Springs mobile home park

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Tests for drinking water supplied to the Yankee Springs Mobile Home Park in Yankee Springs Township have revealed arsenic above acceptable levels. Officials with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lake and Energy (EGLE) indicated the test samples were taken last July, but residents of the mobile home park in...
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Hunter Kershaw is newest Allegan Sheriff’s deputy

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Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker swore in the department's newest corrections deputy, Hunter Kershaw (second from right, cover photo). Hunter has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2019 as a Cadet and recently was transferred to the corrections division.
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Four have died of Covid in Allegan County in 1 week

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The Allegan County Health Department has reported that four more people in the county have died in the past week as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Health Department Monday announced 168 total deaths since the pandemic began, up from 164 a week before. The testing positivity rate for...
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Kalamazoo man killed in motorcycle crash on 131

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A 43-year-old Kalamazoo man was killed early Sunday morning south of Shelbyville when his motorcycle struck a deer just north of the Martin exit on U.S-131. Authorities said the driver died at the scene. His passenger suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital. Anyone who may have seen...
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Traffic snarled again on U.S.-131 because of crash

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A traffic crash involving a semi and another vehicle cause massive backups on northbound U.S.-131 Friday afternoon. The Yankee Springs/Wayland Fire Department and other area firefighters spent time at the scene, which was just north of the Dorr-Moline Exit No. 68. The backups also affected traffic on Division heading north...
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Gun Lake couple’s deaths seem to be murder-suicide

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Michigan State troopers from the Wayland post say they believe the shooting deaths of a Gun Lake area couple are the result of a murder-suicide. Michael Cybulskis, 50, and wife Ellen Cybulskis, 61, were found dead Tuesday evening at their home on South Payne Lake Road in Yankee Springs Township,...
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Leppinks grocery store lot has shopping cart corrals

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A sign of things to come? Time will tell. Leppinks, new owners of the old Dick's Market on 142nd Avenue, Dorr, has installed these shopping cart corrals that are much more familiar in big city grocery chains such as Meijer and Family Fare. When asked about it, an employee said...
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Semi overturns at Exit No. 59 off U.S.-131 expressway

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A semi-truck trailer overturned this morning on the northbound U.S.-131 expressway exit No. 59 at Shelbyville. There were no reports of injuries to the driver or anyone else.
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Allegan County has 2 more Covid deaths; cases rising

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The Allegan County Health Department has reported today that two more people in the county have died in the past two weeks as a result of the Coronavirus. As of Friday, Aug. 27, the death toll was listed at 160, but then it increased to 162 and now stands at...
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