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Road Commission projects continue in Dorr Twp.
The Allegan County Road Commission has announced that chip seal projects on 12th Street from 124th to 128th Avenue and on 144th Avenue east and west of 18th Street in…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 31, 1999 The Globe published a front page photo of seven…
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Celebration of life remembers the late Arlene VonMyhr
A funeral was held Saturday, Feb. 24, at Martin United Methodist Church for Arlene VonMyhr (Shattuck), who died Monday, Feb. 19. She is survived by her soulmate and husband, Gary…
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Former Hopkins art teacher Susan Garbarino dies at 72
Susan Callista Garbarino, age 72 of Caledonia, died Sunday, May 26, after a lengthy and brave battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Forrest "Bert"…
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Wayland Middle School principal retires after 18 years
Wayland Middle School Principal Carolyn Whyte is retiring at the end of this academic year after serving for nearly 18 years. Staff members and colleagues gathered at the school Tuesday…
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Liberal media around here ignores State Rep. troubles
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Though I’ve been inundated throughout my career by the notion that the media is…
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Wayland City Manager expected to take Zeeland post
Wayland City Manager Joshua Eggleston, who only last week withdrew as a finalist for the village manager’s post at Saugatuck, will be offered a similar job at Zeeland Township Wednesday,…
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Fire Chief Jim Stoddard moved to Mary Free Bed
Chief Jim Stoddard Wayland Fire Chief Jim Stoddard continues to make progress in his recovery from a heart attack almost a month ago. The Wayland Fire Department today on Facebook…
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Home gun safety campaign joins Memorial Day parade
Members of the United Church of Wayland and local friends joined the annual Wayland Memorial Day parade Monday morning to call attention to a campaign encouraging residents' safe storage of…
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Unusual ‘gustnado’ reported to have visited Gun Lake
WOOD-TV Channel 8 meteorologist Ellen Bacca reported the presence of a “gustnado” Sunday even over Gun Lake in Yankee Springs Township. She said the gustnado formed along the leading edge…