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Martin drama students have successful play debut

Budding thespians at Brandon Elementary performed their very first play Thursday. This is the first year Martin has had a drama class. Denise Dykstra, an aide at the JC Wheeler…

Editor December 1, 2016

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Bygone Days: A look back at NE Allegan County news

(From the archives inside the Then & Now Historical Libary in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 4, 1991 Wayland Schools Superintendent Bob Brenner and his family are being…

Editor November 30, 2016

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Bygone Days: A look back at news in NE Allegan County

25 Years Ago — Nov. 27, 1991 The Awareness Committee in Yankee Springs Township insists that Thompson-McCully’s special use permit to mine gravel will be expiring on Nov. 29. Supervisor…

Editor November 26, 2016

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Biology students, 3rd-graders examine Rabbit River

Wayland High School AP biology students in Lynn Gosson's class assisted Lori Howell's third-graders from Steeby Elementary in testing the Rabbit River for several ecological pollutants. The third grade class…

Editor November 17, 2016

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Bygone Days: A look at NE Allegan County history

From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in Dorr: 25 Years Ago — Nov. 20, 1991 Michigan State Trooper Reggie Smith extolled the virtues of wearing seat…

Editor November 16, 2016

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Bygone Days: A look back at NE Allegan County news

25 Years Ago — Nov. 13, 1991 Allegan County officials are reporting a surplus of $750,000 in a $35.7 million budget. Commissioner Muriel O’Leary is leading an effort to cut…

Editor November 9, 2016

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Wayland Main Street’s annual Art Hop is Dec. 2

The holiday season is fast approaching and so is Wayland Main Street’s eighth annual Art Hop Friday evening, Dec. 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. The annual Christmas parade will…

Editor November 7, 2016

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Bygone Days: A look back for NE Allegan County

25 Years Ago — Nov. 6, 1991 The Wayland Township Board is asking Planning Commission Chairman Larry Scheidel to be flexible about his leaving date after his resignation because of…

Editor November 2, 2016

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New Eagle Scout makes Baker School a sand box

Wayland High School senior Sean Howard completed his Eagle Scout project by making a new sandbox for the Baker Elementary School playground. He started the project last spring with the…

Editor October 28, 2016

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Bygone Days: Stories about our area communities

25 Years Ago — Oct. 30, 1991 The City of Wayland is studying a proposal from an Ann Arbor engineering firm to upgrade the water producing system by installing a…

Editor October 26, 2016