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Dorr Twp. still undecided on spending ARPA funds
The new Dorr Township fire truck, with which Fire Chief Gary Fordham said he is well pleased. The Dorr Township Board is still trying to figure out what should be…
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House fire on Clark Street beckons area departments
The Wayland Fire Department Thursday morning was handling a structure fire on Clark Street near West Superior. Details weren't available. Firefighters were being assisted by Hopkins Fire, Leighton Fire, Martin…
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Tornado siren was for nasty weather to the west
A tornado siren went off in downtown Wayland and in other local communities just after 7 p.m. Wednesday. Indeed, a tornado warning had been issued by the National Weather Service,…
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Martin celebrates Memorial Day with lots of grandiosity
by Denise Dykstra When our boys were very little, like being carried in a baby sling little, we would attend the Memorial Day parade in Martin and I would love…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
A program from a WHS football game vs. Marne Kenowa Hills in October 1962. (Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years…
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Appointing ex-supt. is bad govt., bad boardsmanship
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Norm Taylor Those of you who believe I am totally opposed to Monday's appointment…
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Some Viking, Wildcat track members in Michiana meet
Several athletes from Hopkins and Wayland competed in the Michiana Timing Metro Health Scholarship Invitational Tuesday at Comstock Park High School. Wayland had two Wildcats place in their events: Kennedy…
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Martin boys 6th, girls tie for 8th in SAC track meet
The 1600-meter relay quartet. The Martin boys placed sixth and the girls were tied for eighth in the 14-team Southwest Athletic Conference track meet Tuesday at Constantine. The boys collected…
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Local Dem congressional candidate also may not be on Aug. 2 primary ballot
The gubernatorial campaigns of five Republican Party candidates for Michigan governor have been rocked this week by the State Elections Bureau recommending they be dropped from the August primary ballot…
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One Small Voice: We could all use some more kindness
by Lynn Mandaville Some respondents to One Small Voice speculate that I watch a lot of CNN. Based on the context and tone, I assume there is something negative in…