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Info about beer thieves at Dorr truck stop sought
These two thieves took a reported $300 worth of beer from the beer cooler at the Dorr truck stop at about 2 a.m. Thursday morning and helped themselves to several…
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Army Bob: Rebuttal to editorial on environment
by Robert M. Traxler Our esteemed editor penned an editorial July 14 concerning the end of all life on Mother Earth due to Americans’ lack of environmental controls and programs.…
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Rep. Huizenga will face opposition in Nov. 2024
Jessica Swartz Bill Huizenga Though Fourth District Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga is regarded as almost a shoo-in for re-election in 2024, two Democratic opponents have thrown their hats in the…
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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 Summerfest celebration on an evening in the 1950s. In those days, it was referred…
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Site of fatal fire in Leighton finally gets cleaned up
The dilapidated house and property next to the entrance of the Calkins Field entrance on Division, just north of the Rock ‘N Bowl establishment on the east side of the…
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LKQ must clean up junk cars or lose special permit
A township map of some of the areas that will be affected if the Planning Commission later this year adopts a new solar power ordinance. Dorr Township Zoning Enforcement Administrator…
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Ex-Viking John Wamhoff new Hopkins cross coach
John Wamhoff Hopkins High School alum John Wamhoff has been hired to take over the school’s cross-country program this fall. Wamhoff, who ran for the Vikings 11 years ago and…
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Wayland schools to make room for new pool this fall
The Ron Stehouwer football stadium at Wayland High School will welcome bands from a variety of schools in West Michigan to participate Oct. 10 in the Michigan High School Band…
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So it ’tis the season: No bake blueberry cheesecake
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup powdered sugar 8 ounces cream cheese softened 21 ounce can of blueberry pie filling 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1…
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How much rain did we get here in 2 different shifts?
"You Paper Tigers are all alike. Your roar is much worse than your bite." — Susie Thompson, 1965 Though two different sets of thunderstorms were most welcome in northeast Allegan…