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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
COVER PHOTO: The Red & White Store was located on the west side of South Main Street in Wayland. This was the first name brand store to sell grocery merchandise,…
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Bygone Days publication delayed by Word Press glitch
This week's "Bygone Days" column is being delayed because the Word Press program says "Publishing failed. Not a valid JSON response." Webmeister Zack Wright has indicated he is on it.
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Wayland celebrates annual Summerfest a little early
The community of Wayland this weekend has been celebrating its annual Summerfest a little earlier than usual. The festival included lots of food and booths with wares for sale, a…
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Hopkins Supt. Wood to be honored at retirement party
The Hopkins community will have a going away party for retiring Schools Supt. Gary Wood from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at 400 Clark St. Wood earlier this…
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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— June 8, 1998 The City of Wayland is initiating condemnation procedures for five…
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Beam topping ceremony held for new health center
Pictured above are staff at the UM Health-West Wayland Health Center, Wayland city leaders and representatives from Kasco Construction Services during the beam ceremony Tuesday. The new building on West…
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Outstanding People for Education in Hopkins honored with awards
The three representatives from Hopkins Public Schools as Outstanding People for Education are volunteer Bill Bauman, teacher Sharon Secor and teacher Jill DuChene. The three were honored earlier this spring…
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Martin has 3 Outstanding People for Education
The Allegan County School Boards Association earlier this week celebrated Outstanding People for Education from across the county. Rob Harrison, Jason Lovorn and Karen Andrews were the honorees from Martin.…
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How hot was it? It was so hot kids used splash pad
This past week has seen temperatures climb above 90 degrees on consecutive days in Wayland and northeast Allegan County. The Leighton and Wayland Fire Departments offered up their facilities for…
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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) Mothers Day 1906 25 Years Ago— June 1, 1998 Two businesses have purchased property within the…