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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 — Feb. 29, 1996 Allegan County will join with Kent County in the…
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Mason Drozd wins regional spelling bee championship
Wayland Union Middle School eighth-grader Mason Drozd won the the 2021 Allegan County Spelling Bee championship and qualified for the Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday March…
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Lady Wildcats suffer 2nd upset defeat of the season
The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team absorbed its second upset loss of the season Tuesday night, a 42-37 defeat at Forest Hills Eastern to a team that now sports a…
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Service delayed for former WHS teacher Don Jackson
Donald Edmund Jackson, age 75 of Rockford, died and "passed from polluted earth into pristine heaven" Saturday, Feb. 20, after a brutal but brief fight with cancer. Born Aug. 21,…
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Martin girls lose defensive struggle; boys beat Gobles
The Martin boys' varsity basketball team evened its overall season record at 3-3 with a 67-34 victory Tuesday night over Gobles. The girls, however, ran into a bizarre defensive struggle…
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Hopkins girls lose 84-29 to perennial powerhouse
The Kent City girls' basketball team improved its season record to 6-0 Tuesday evening with a resounding 84-29 triumph over Hopkins. The undefeated Eagles, still a strong outfit after going…
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Ranger Rick: Rush Limbaugh had tremendous impact
I was a die-hard Democrat (I voted for Jimmy Carter... twice). Once Ronald Reagan was elected president and the improvement in the economy halfway through his first term convinced me…
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John Anderson of Dorr died Jan. 9 on his 56th birthday
John Thomas Anderson, known as Tom, or J.T. to his friends, died Saturday, Jan, 9 , on his 56th birthday. He was born on Jan. 9, 1965, in Grand Rapids…
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County Covid deaths jump to 118, but signs positive
The number of Coronavirus cases reported in Allegan County continues to decline, but the death toll in the last week increased from 110 to 118. The average number of cases…
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Lady ‘Cats rolling along, but boys can’t hold on to lead
The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team defeated Grand Rapids Catholic Central 20-10 Monday, but the boys lost 21-9 at the Rock 'N Bowl Lanes in Wayland. It was a rocky…