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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) This house many years ago was located at 142nd Avenue & 30th Street. 25 Years Ago…
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Two Wayland students qualify for GR spelling bee
The Wayland Union School students have qualified for the Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee later this month by finishing among the top two in the Allegan County Spelling Bee Monday…
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Leprecons to have busy St. Pat’s weekend March 16, 17
The Leprecons, an Irish music ensemble led by JD Gonzales, will be playing in Otsego, Kalamazoo, Wayland and Grand Rapids during the St. Patrick's weekend. They will be playing that…
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Wayland-Penasee Globe had 135-year run ’til 2019
George Mosher Rollo Mosher EDITOR’S NOTE: Townbroadcast columnist and uncanny finder of historic photos Kathy Hamman Miller somehow located this summary pot the life and death of the Wayland and…
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Hopkins Quiz Bowl team qualifies for state tourney
Hopkins High School participated in the Allegan County Quiz Bowl League for the first time in 30 years thanks to Coach Ben Herrick and many parent and staff volunteers. The…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) In January 1912, 16-year-old Arend TenHoor and Bill Blunder used their two teams of horses with…
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Foreign exchange student from Ukraine remains safe
Olya Schenky and her American "mother," Connie VanHouten Olya Schenky, foreign exchange student at Wayland High School in the 2015-16 academic year, marked a grim second anniversary this week of…
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New record set for 24-hour contrast in temperatures
Area broadcast meteorologists Wednesday insisted a weather record was shattered between Tuesday and Wednesday in the contrast of temperatures during both days. While this art work shows a 73- to…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 1, 1999 Dynamite has been defused from the tire pile in…
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Take that funky music outside while you can
Area meterologists have reported that the high temperature above 70 degrees in West Michigan represented the first time in recorded history the mercury has risen to that level in February.…