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Summertime reading service is on the move in Martin

by Austin Marsman Martin Public Schools has teamed up with the JC Wheeler Library to provide a mobile library for children in the community. From early reading to chapter books, all readers will…

Editor July 19, 2017

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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

25 Years Ago — July 15, 1992 Donna Heath has been named new postmaster at Hopkins. She previously had been postmaster at Colon. Heath and her family live in Dorr…

Editor July 12, 2017

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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 — July 8, 1992 Amicorn may be the first business to apply for a…

Editor July 8, 2017

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Hopkins celebrates Independence Day with parade, events

by Austin Marsman People from around the area flocked to Hopkins for the Independence Day festivities, which began with a community breakfast at the Hopkins Fire Station. Live music, games,…

Editor July 5, 2017

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WHS enjoys 2nd consecutive year with Islamic visitor

Esha Ahmed, from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, last month completed her academic year as a foreign exchange student at Wayland High School. Shown here with her “American father,” Tim VanHouten, she was…

Editor June 30, 2017

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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

25 Years Ago — June 29, 1992 Cellar Door Companies of Northville is working with Wayland Township officials on a proposal to build a $5 million 4,000-seat concert amphiteater that…

Editor June 28, 2017

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JC Wheeler Library kicks off summer reading program

by Austin Marsman "Build a Better World" is the theme of the JC Wheeler Library's 2017 reading program in Martin. Saturday officially kicked off the reading frenzy for elementary kids, teens…

Editor June 24, 2017

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Star of stage and Wayland Middle School classroom

Wayland Middle School teacher Aaron Wissner (center) portrays King Triton, son of sea god Poseidon, widowed husband of Queen Athena, and harried single father of seven vivacious, energetic mermaid daughters in…

Editor June 24, 2017

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Martin Reformed VBS collects 571 dish detergent bottles

by Austin Marsman Those attending Vacation Bible School at Martin Reformed Church this week collected 571 bottles of dish detergent for the Martin Area Resource Center. "Maker Fun Factory" taught…

Editor June 24, 2017

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A brief history of the ‘little stone house on Hopkins Road’

To the editor: More history of Knobloch Brothers Mobil Gas Station: A wooden outbuilding owned by the predecessor of the Basil Teed farm located about ½ mile west of the…

Editor June 22, 2017