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WMS kitchen manager retires after 18-year career

Melissa Miling Wayland Union Middle School Kitchen Manager Melissa Miling retired today after working in the school district in the Food Service Department for 18 years. She started at Dorr…

Editor January 7, 2022

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Inclement weather delays ‘Bygone Days’ publication

Though it is customary for Townbroadcast to publish its weekly "Bygone Days" historical feature on Wednesdays, it will be delayed this week because of inclement and deteriorating weather conditions. Herr…

Editor January 5, 2022

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Covid still dominated the news in now departed 2021

We said good-bye to Dick's Market after 65 years in Dorr. Because of its omnipresence, the pesky Coronavirus easily wins the title as the most important story in these parts…

Editor December 31, 2021

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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 — Dec. 30, 1996 The Globe published a special holiday edition between Christmas…

Editor December 29, 2021

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Townbroadcast columnist publishes book on Amazon

Phyllis McCrossin, author of the “Ramblin’ Road” column on Townbroadcast for the past two years, is publishing a book on Amazon. McCrossin, who grew up in Allegan County in Hamilton…

Editor December 22, 2021

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Wayland’s downtown district wins Michigan historic designation

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has announced that Wayland and two other downtown commercial districts have been added in the National Register of Historic Places. Wayland and downtown districts in…

Editor December 22, 2021

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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 Wayland High School choir and Director Mrs. Helen Gambee in 1966. 25 Years Ago —…

Editor December 22, 2021

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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 — Dec. 16, 1996 Albert William (Bill) Finkbeiner and his wife, Esther, opened…

Editor December 15, 2021

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21 WHS theater students attend Lansing workshop

Twenty-one Wayland Union High School theater students attended the Michigan Educational Theatre Association festival Friday and Saturday in Lansing. Some of the workshops that were student favorites included: Sword Fighting,…

Editor December 13, 2021

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Steeby Elementary wins books grant from Perrigo

Steeby Elementary in Wayland is one of four schools in Allegan County to receive money from a Perrigo grant written by the Allegan Area Educational Services Agency (AAESA). The grant…

Editor December 10, 2021