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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 — May 22, 1996 The top 10 academic students for the Wayland High…
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Martin, Hopkins, Wayland set Memorial Day parades
Memorial Day parades will return to the in-person variety in Wayland, Hopkins and Martin Monday morning, May 31. Wayland The annual Memorial Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. at…
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Services planned for Friday for Annetta Snyder, 80
Annetta Snyder, age 80, died Monday, May 17. She is survived by her children Nick (Carla) Washburn, Audrey (Dave) Kuipers, Levant Snyder; grandsons Dustin (Sarah) Kuipers and Curtis (Jennifer) Kuipers.…
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Ludema tosses 2nd straight no-hitter; Wildcats sweep
In Major League baseball lore, one of the most astonishing feats was Johnny VanderMeer’s back-to-back no-hitters for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938. That impressive feat was matched and even surpassed…
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Dorr Plan Commission to do vision meeting July 20
After a delay of more than a year because of Covid-19, the Dorr Township Planning Commission finally will have its visioning meeting for a proposed new master plan on July…
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Ranger Rick: His Majesty hates the 1st Amendment
Prince Harry is upset with one of our cherished rights — that of free speech. He and Megan were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and trashed the Royal Family using the…
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Kyle Pitcher returns home to direct Wayland orchestra
Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher is coming back home to do what his grandfather did for many years — teach at the high school. But while grandfather Bobby Kerley…
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Hopkins schools happy so far with battle vs. Covid
As the academic year draws to a close, Hopkins Public Schools officials can say they have fared better than most in the persistent war against the Coronavirus. Hopkins ditched the…
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Survey says city folks want non-motor trail, dog park
Katie Beemer, an intern with the City of Wayland from Grand Valley State University, was given high praise for her work here over the past nine months, and she dominated…
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Gun Lake Casino increases minimum wage to $14/hr.
The Gun Lake Casino has announced a minimum wage increase to $14 an hour in an effort to hire more than 200 people. The boost for new starting wages for…