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Martin grad Georgia Young dies in Traverse City
Martin High School graduate Georgia Mae Young died peacefully Friday, May 3, at Traverse Manor, Traverse City. She was 96. Georgia was born on May 12, 1927, to Julia Mae…
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Green softball Wildcats beat Red Wildcats, 4-1
It was the Red Wildcats vs. the Green Wildcats Thursday in a non-league tussle, and the Greens prevailed. Wayland defeated Northview 4-1 to run its softball record to 18-4 overall.…
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Pine Street students learn about drawing a dot
Students in Kelli VanderGeld's class and others at Pine Street Elementary were visited Thursday morning by Jenifer Saylor, a guest reader from the Michigan Department of Education. She read to…
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Army Bob: What price will progressives pay for war?
by Robert M. Traxler Does Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel hold the winning cards in the international game of politics? The riots and crimes committed in the U.S. in…
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Mass of Christian burial Monday for Shirley Weber
She was born on July 18, 1936, on the family farm in North Dorr (Byron Center), where she lived all but 15 years of her life. Shirley (Wolf) Weber, age…
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New Allegan County health officer appointed
Jacqueline Billette was chosen last month as the new Allegan County health officer. The Allegan County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to appoint her, but it remains subject to final…
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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) The old Plank Road passing by a house in Martin Township in the late 19th century.…
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Wayland non-homestead millage request OK’d
Voters approved the Wayland Union School District’s request for renewal of 18 mills for non-homestead properties over the next seven years. The total levy actually is 18.387 mills, with the…
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Wayland area hit by storms, but tornadoes avoided
Inclement weather dominated the scene in West Michigan Tuesday afternoon and evening, as several tornadoes attacked several small communities and Portage south of this area. Allegan County was under a…
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Memorial service Friday for Colten Sabin of Hopkins
Colten Alan Sabin, 23, of Hopkins, died Saturday, May 4. Born Aug. 24, 2000, he was the son of Anna Marie Dame and Alfred Jay Sabin, IV. Colten had worked…