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Local State Police trooper, secretary win state honors
Two members of the Wayland post of the Michigan State were awarded the Dr. Carl Gerstacker Trooper of the Year and the Floyd R. Bell Jr. Civilian of the Year…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Jan. 20, 1993 “Arnold” and “Pork Chop,” two Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs owned by Windsor Woods two mobile home park families, the Tim VanPolens and the Jeffrey…
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Construction at Martin schools continues in winter
by Austin Marsman In just over five months, a 17.1 million dollar bond project has changed the landscape of the Martin Public Schools campus. Superintendent David Harnish recently gave Townbroadcast…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Jan. 13, 1993 A bright new rescue truck costing $105,000 has arrived at the Dorr Township Fire Department, which had not purchased a new vehicle since…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Jan. 6, 1993 A few customers inadvertently were locked inside the post office one day just before Christmas. They were freed from captivity shortly afterward, but…
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2017: That was the year that was in NE Allegan County
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is a survey of the year 2017 and an analysis by the editor. Dorr Township’s fall from grace…
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WHS grad Pat Wilde puts away whistle after 28 years
The life of a high school basketball referee isn’t easy, but 1974 Wayland High School graduate Pat Wilde, who hung up his whistle this fall after 28 years, says he…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 28, 1992 Two families at the Windsor Woods mobile home park have…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Dec. 23, 1992 More than 170 barrels of toxic waste have been removed thus far from the former Sunrise Landfill site in Wayland Township and workers…
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Hopkins school bus driver Sue Madalinski retiring
Sue Madalinski (left) received a plaque Tuesday from Board of Education member Karen Ryan for her 19 years of service as a bus driver in the Hopkins Public Schools system.…