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Fire in frigid temps destroys home in Dorr
The Leighton, Wayland and Salem fire departments Friday night assisted the Dorr FD on a structure fire on 18th Street north of town in Dorr. Due to the intense cold…
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Hopkins inducts 3 into Athletic Hall of Fame
Three Hopkins High School athletic contributors were inducted Friday night into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. The honorees were longtime Hopkins football coach Glenn Noble (in the middle of…
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144th Ave. at overpass repairs begin Jan. 30
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin work on the 144th Avenue overpass on the U.S.-131 expressway Thursday, Jan. 30, and Friday, Jan. 31 Crews will start at 8…
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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) 25 Years Ago — Jan.24, 2000 Allegan County Commissioner and community leader Ken Fein died at…
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Go Fund Me intended to pay off mortgage
Don Senior posted this on Facebook: "This is my partner Keith Boekeloo of 30 years. He passed away on Dec. 28. Unfortunately he was under the impression that the house…
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Lady Wildcats lose battle for 2nd in Gold
It was the battle for second place in the O-K Gold Conference Friday night, and South Christian emerged the winner in a tight 44-42 showdown with Wayland. The Sailors and…
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‘River to River’ trail arises from the ashes
The sleeping idea of a “River to River” Interurban trail seems to have awakened from its slumber. Amanda Winters, a member of the Dorr Township Parks Commission, told the Dorr…
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Middle school spelling bee winner decided
The Wayland Union Middle School spelling bee went eight rounds before Amara Sheffer scored the victory with the winning word "catapults." She will be moving on to the Allegan County…
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Wildcat guys lose by 2 to Forest Hills Eastern
The game had been postponed twice this week, but the Wayland boys' varsity basketball team finally played at Forest Hills Eastern Thursday evening, only to come up two points short,…
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Public hearing Feb. 11 to discuss vacant lot
The Wayland City Planning Commission will have a public hearing Tuesday evening, Feb. 11, to deliberate on an application from a developer to rezone the huge vacant lot at the…