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New 412 Distillery location to offer cornhole tourneys

412 Distillery has announced that starting in September, the 412 Cornhole Tournaments will commence, including blind draws and many more unique tournament formats. Enthusiasts are encouraged to bring their own…

Editor July 28, 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) 25 Years Ago — July 28, 1997 Residents of Apollo Drive in Wayland are complaining about…

Editor July 27, 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) 25 Years Ago — July 21, 1997 The Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis is very close…

Editor July 23, 2022

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Mini-Park mural nearly finished in local festival

The Wayland Mainstreet 2022 Mural Project at the Mini Park downtown, on the west wall of McDuff's, was nearly completed during the festival over the weekend. Organizers said more than…

Editor July 17, 2022

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Main Street celebration enjoys no Covid, no storms

The Wayland Main Street summer celebration finally got a little respect Saturday after three straight difficult festivities. This time there was no overcoming the Covid-19 challenge, nor a summertime thunder…

Editor July 16, 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) 25 Years Ago — July 14, 1997 Local historian James Levandoski died of a heart attack…

Editor July 13, 2022

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Wayland, Martin both have festivals Saturday, July 16

If both Hopkins and Dorr can have a Fourth of July celebration on the same day, it stands to reason that Martin and Wayland can have summer festivals on the…

Editor July 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) Gurney's Market in downtown Wayland 90 years ago. 25 Years Ago — July 7, 1997 The…

Editor July 6, 2022

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At the parades: It was hot and dry for the 4th of July

The Fourth of July festivities in this area were marked by hot and dry weather, with drought conditions and temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees on Monday. No matter, parades…

Editor July 4, 2022

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About 130 Hopkins music students do summer camp

The Hopkins Public Schools' Summer Music Camp 2022 finished up last week with 130 campers and 20 staff coming together to learn and make music as an ensemble for the…

Editor June 30, 2022