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Hopkins Middle School TechVikes take 11th in state

The Hopkins Middle School TechVikes captured 11th place last month at the state competition! A spokeperson said, "Overall this season, we saw great improvement on and off the playing field.…

Editor January 3, 2023

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Presenting 2022 in review: That was the year that was

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is the editor's analysis of the now dearly departed year 2022: Local schools went through controversial year Samantha Ball Tim…

Editor December 30, 2022

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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 picture of the Blizzard of 1918 was taken north of Martin. 25 Years Ago— Dec.…

Editor December 28, 2022

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One WHS student to join State Honors Choir concert

Andrew Hinds Wayland High School will have one representative on the Michigan State Honors Choir when it has its annual concert Jan. 21 at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids. Sophomore…

Editor December 25, 2022

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How bad was Christmas Week Blizzard of 2022?

Local weather watchers and broadcast meteorologists were attempting to assess the collective damage of the "Christmas Week Blizzard" Thursday, Friday and Saturday and making comparisons with the infamous Blizzard of…

Editor December 25, 2022

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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 was Wayland High School in 1940, a year before it was taken down at the…

Editor December 21, 2022

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Gun Lake Winterfest logo contest winner announced

The winner of the Gun Lake Winterfest 2023 logo contest is artist Leah Williams, an eighth-grader from St. Stanislaus Catholic School who submitted this snow globe snowman drawing. A spokesperson…

Editor December 15, 2022

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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) The original Dorr School from more than 100 years ago. The cover photo is of a…

Editor December 14, 2022

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Martin teacher caught doing a good deed in snow

Jason Lovorn Martin Elementary science teacher Jason Lovorn Friday afternoon was caught doing a good deed while the snow falling fast and furious. When he was leaving the school, despite…

Editor December 9, 2022

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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) Flash Back to Wayland, when in 1887 the Wayland Exchange Bank, a private bank, was established…

Editor December 7, 2022