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Celebration of life Saturday at VFW for Arnold Burley
Arnold Lyle Burley, 92, of Wayland, died Thursday, April 4. He served in the United States Army from 1949 to 1952 and had two tours of duty in the Korean…
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Several Dorr Township officials win pay raises
The Dorr Township Board Thursday night awarded several pay increases for several public officials. Perhaps most notable was a raise for Township Clerk Debbie Sewers for her extra work prompted…
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Three new grads added to WHS Alumni Hall of Fame
Three new members of the Wayland High School Alumni Hall of Fame this year are Josephine Kiel (Class of 1939), inducted posthumously with her daughter accepting the award, David Smith…
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Shug Counseling Services in Wayland adds therapist
Amanda Cole is the newest therapist at Shug Counseling Services in downtown Wayland who will start with the service full time in May. “From the moment we met Amanda, we…
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What happens to Then & Now when Dorr moves?
What will become of the Then & Now historical library when Dorr Township relocates to a new site? The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening voted to hire one or two…
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Army Bob: Iranian attack on Israel is a strange tale
by Robert M. Traxler After a lifetime of studying military science, I must say the Iranian attack on Israel ranks among the strangest things I ever studied. During military science…
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Martin track teams both split in tri-meet at home
Veyda Conley won the 3200 and anchored the 3200 relay. Both of the Martin High School track teams Wednesday lost to Saugatuck but defeated Black River Wednesday in a trio-meet.…
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Lady Vikings sweep three O-K Silver track opponents
The Hopkins girls’ track team scored three dual meet victories over O-K Silver Conference opponents Tuesday afternoon and the Viking guys took two out of three. The Lady Vikings defeated…
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Former Martin Twp. Clerk working for City of Otsego
Former Martin Township Clerk Denise (Dykstra) Merlau apparently has landed on her feet, After resigning her post with the township because she had to move, she has been hired to…
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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 — April 19, 1999 Monica Skinner of Leighton Township and her sons escaped…