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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Sept. 30, 1992 Hopkins voters turned down the latest bond proposal to build…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Sept. 23, 1992 The Wayland Township Planning Commission voted against recommending granting a special use permit to developer Cellar Door to build an amphiteater on 129th…
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Watson Township man grows record-smashing pumpkin
by Austin Marsman John Haluch of Watson Township raised a 918-pound bruiser of a pumpkin for his entry into the 165th Allegan County Fair, smashing the previous fair record set…
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Many memories made at 165th Allegan County Fair
The 165th annual Allegan County Fair just wrapped up another successful week. Allegan has a reputation of being host for one of the best fairs in Michigan and boasts of…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 years Ago — Sept. 14, 1992 The Martin Village Council is considering a policy to regard all employees as “at-will,” meaning they can be dismissed at ant time without…
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Unmask the Hawks’ mascot, you’ll find a WHS grad
When Wayland travels to Forest Hills Eastern Sept. 29 for an O-K Gold Conference battle on the gridiron, Wildcat fans might want to say hello and perhaps even chat with the…
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Retired home economist still judges fair food entries at 87
Though Shirley Hamman retired in 1990 as Allegan County Home Economist, she continues to be active in county extension programs, such as the Culinary Arts division of the life skills…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Sept. 9, 1992 After two work sessions, the Wayland Township Planning Commission and Township Board have promised to make decisions on the future of the proposed…
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Two special visitors for first day of school at Pine Street
These two characters were spotted by a number of local citizens Monday and Tuesday wandering around the city of Wayland. At one point they were seen lurking near Pine Street…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 years Ago — Sept. 2, 1992 A special work session, closed to public comment, will be…