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Doesn’t Family Farm & Home take Covid seriously?
To the editor: I was totally surprised that Family Farm & Home had no mask requirements... most employees did not have one and those who did wore them on their…
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WHS band has 1st practice on stadium artificial turf
The Wayland High School marching band Tuesday afternoon had the opportunity to rehearse for the upcoming season and practiced for the first time on the renovated Ron Stehouwer football stadium.…
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Ranger Rick: So what is the election of 2020 all about?
When you boil it all down, what is this election about? On one hand, liberty and freedom. On the other, more government, more taxes, more regulation and socialism on steroids.…
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Several area departments handle Yankee Springs fire
Yankee Springs Township, Wayland and Orangeville Township firefighters spent a great deal of time Monday afternoon and evening battling a structure fire on Parker Drive in Yankee Springs Township. A…
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Still no word about hiring of new Wayland City Clerk
Wayland City Manager Josh Eggleston told council members Monday evening he is crafting an offer to a new city clerk, but did not disclose who it is. The new clerk…
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Crack seal project under way on U.S.-131 near Martin
Asphalt crack sealing work was scheduled to begin Monday evening by the Michigan Department of Transportation between 110th and 120th avenues along U.S.-131 just north of Martin. An MDOT spokesperson…
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Ramblin’ Road: What a drag it is getting old and injured
by Phyllis McCrossin I arrived in Michigan from our winter in California with an ankle that sometimes ballooned to three times its normal size. Friends and family were convinced I…
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Former Martin area pastor, coach battling COVID in Fla.
Dave Nightingale, former pastor of Watson Bible Church and former pastor of Corner Bible Church, is in the hospital with COVID-19 at a hospital in Hudson, Fla. Nightingale was Martin…
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Time to shut down the U.S. because of COVID-19 failure
ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced article. It is an editorial by the editor. “The excitement is contagious — and so are the Red Cross volunteers, as they…
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Sharon DeMann’s service will be in Allegan Aug. 13
Sharon Kay DeMann, a lifelong Martin resident, died Tuesday, July 28. She was 78. She was born in Martin on April 10, 1942, to the late Floyd and Sarah (Wagner)…