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Covid-19 cases in Allegan County continue to explode

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The seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases in Allegan County has exploded by eight times the number of new cases reported on Feb. 21. The Allegan County Health Department Thursday announced that the seven-day average was 58.7, while the number was 7.7 about two and a half months ago. Yet...
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Burger King in Wayland temporarily closed by Covid

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The Wayland Burger King restaurant, located at 1111 West Superior St., is closed temporarily because of problems with the Covid-19 virus. There also are problems community wide, associated with many people leaving on spring break. It was disclosed that the Wayland Burger King will reopen Monday, April 12. but the...
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Moline repair shop seeks identity of late night thief

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An unwelcome visitor was spotted by cameras Friday night at the Retro Rentals trailer repair shop at the former Moline Elementary building, a business owned for the past several years by Stephen Austin. He and his wife, Shelly, said they would appreciate any information about the identity of the late...
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All county Covid stats bad except in 1 category: deaths

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All of the latest statistics involving the continuing Coronavirus are bad in Allegan County, except in one category — deaths. Michigan has been identified as one of the five states that account for half of the Covid cases across the U.S., but Allegan County’s death toll has remained at 118,...
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Gusty wins, dry conditions creating grass fire hazards

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Gusty winds, warmer temperatures and continued dry conditions will create high potential to start brush fires, and for those fires to burn out of control today. This especially includes fires started to burn yard waste! The Yankee Springs/Wayland Department today has handled a grass fire today.
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Michigan is No. 1 in Covid spread, but county stable

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Michigan now is regarded as the state with the fastest spread of the Coronavirus in the nation. But so far, Allegan County has dodged the worst of the consequences. There have been no deaths reported by the Allegan County Health Department in the past five weeks, but 505 cases have...
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House in Wayland Twp. damaged severely by fire

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The residential house on Fifth Street in Wayland Township suffered severe damage in a fire Tuesday, and officials said the home and its contents were a total loss. The residents were not at home at the time of the incident. The Laur family is the subject of a GoFundMe page...
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Spring break students’ food distribution set for Monday

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The Wayland Union School District will be on spring break next week (April 2 - 9). and for those with food needs during that time, the schools' food service program will offering FREE pre-packaged meals to all children ages 18 and under in the district through a one-time meal distribution....
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WHS clinic e-mail snafu actually was oversharing link

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Though some 2,500 people were reported to have been vaccinated at the Wayland site last weekend, there also were reports that hundreds were turned away because of fraudulent or mistaken e-mails. Three Allegan County Health Department clinics were held at Wayland Union High School, which has been the site of...
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Hopkins Village officials seek ID of tree dumpers

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Hopkins Village officials are asking for the public's help in identifying the vehicles pictured and circled here. They say that over the weekend, someone from outside of the village illegally dumped trees in multiple loads (15+ loads) in the brush pile that is meant for just Hopkins Village residents. "They...
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