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Celebration of life June 26 for Jeanette Schwartz, 84
Jeanette “Jan” Schwartz, age 84, died Monday, June 14. Jan retired from Wayland Union Schools as a bus driver after 15 years. She worked as a hairdresser out of her…
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Traffic crash in Monterey Twp. Wednesday kills one
Troopers from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police are investigating a fatal car crash Wednesday evening in Monterey Township. Police said the traffic crash, which killed one person, occurred…
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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 — June 19, 1996 The first half-mile stretch of a safe pathway for…
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Father’s Day gift turns me into me into Mower Mama
This Sunday is Father’s Day, so it may seem odd to share with you about Mother’s Day but hey, it’s a good story. When we first moved from the farmhouse…
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One Small Voice: Holiday Juneteenth is a big deal
Oh, happy happy joy joy, happy happy joy! Happy happy joy joy, happy happy joy! (I believe I am pirating this exclamation of happiness from Ren & Stimpy, a cartoon…
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Former Apple Core, Orchard Hills owner Al Baker dies
Alan Kim Baker, 64, of Hastings, former owner of the Apple Core Lounge and Orchard Hills Golf Course, Gun Lake, died Wednesday, June 9. He was born on May 21,…
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Master plan forum July 20 beckons Dorr Twp. citizens
The Dorr Township Planning Commission made moves Tuesday night in preparation for the special master plan public input forum July 20. The commission went over survey results from about 500…
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Martin bond extension plan won’t be on ballot in Nov.
A proposal to place on the November ballot the extension of the Martin School District’s $11 million bond project failed Monday night in a 3-3 vote. Board members were considering…
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Owosso ends terrific and surprising Wildcats’ season
"They say that all good things must end someday. Autumn leaves must fall." — Chad & Jeremy, 1964, "Summer Song." The Wayland varsity softball season came to an eerily similar…
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Ranger Rick: Biden buckles before other world leaders
The last 145 days of Joe Biden's time in the presidency has been one of drippy honeymoon love from the media. No daily confrontations like with Trump, it is a…