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Unique bed races again featured in Hopkins 4th
Hopkins through the years has had a rather unique event in its Fourth of July celebration with the bed races. These two teams were vying for the local title Thursday…
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Leveled trees precede sidewalks in street project
Motorists who travel in the northeast section of the City of Waylandmay notice a huge number of trees that have been cut down, leaving logs on the side of Park,…
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Army Bob: Snopes admits source was false 7 years later
by Robert M. Traxler Quite frankly, folks are surprised that Snopes, a “fact checking site,” called a presidential quote of President Donald Trump’s false. It took them seven years to…
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Fire Chief Jim Stoddard welcomed back to Wayland
Jim Stoddard Wayland Fire Chief Jim Stoddard has returned home after an extended stay in the hospital and in rehab at Mary Free Bed. Stoddard was hospitalized at Spectrum Health…
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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) This fire in Wayland occurred before the turn of the 20th century. 25 Years Ago —…
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Dorr Township’s ‘Mr. Hypocrisy’ strikes again
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Well, there you go again…” Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential…
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Hopkins will celebrate the Fourth on the Fourth
The community of Hopkins will have its annual 4th of July celebration on one day, Thursday, July 4. A Freedom 5K run will get things under way at 7 a.m.…
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Technology Solutions settles in at famous local site
Technology Solutions, Wayland’s only computer repair shop, has moved to a somewhat famous location on South Main Street from it’s original location in the 100 block of West Superior Street.…
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Why was Elm Street dropped from city street project?
It appears that the long-awaited repairs and paving for Wayland streets on the northwest side of town will be getting under way soon, but there’s still an issue that has…
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2012 Graduate gone too soon
Kassandra Ackerman, née Dill, a radiant beam of creativity and laughter, left us too soon on July 1, 2024. Born on October 15, 1993, Kassandra's life was a vibrant tapestry…
