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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 26, 1995 Shelbyville area farmers Paul and Judy VanDenBerg lost their…
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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 12, 1995 An overheated furnace was blamed for a fire that…
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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 5, 1995 A Globe cover photo had a closeup of the…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
EDITOR'S NOTE: The material from the 100 Years Ago section was not available because of a technical error. It will resume next week (Taken from the archives at the Then…
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Wayland City Hall ‘business as usual,’ at least for now
Wayland City Manager Josh Eggleston said it’s “business as usual” at City Hall despite the Coronavirus scare, but added he wouldn’t be surprised if local government was asked to shut…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 8, 1995 Hopkins Public Schools will seek a millage that will…
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Yes It’s True: Joan Medendorp left laudable legacy
There have been many kind words said about Joan Medendorp in the wake of her passing this week. All of them well deserved. My take on her was that she…
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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. 22, 1995 Former Wayland Board of Education member Diane Smith penned…
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Wayland City agrees to put recycling issue on ballot
The Wayland City Council intends to place a recycling issue on the August primary election ballot. Rosemary Graham from the Allegan County recycling program is asking many municipalities this year…
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Cancer takes community activist Joan Medendorp
Joan Medendorp, age 73, of Wayland, lost her battle to cancer on Saturday, Feb. 15. Joan Pietila was born on Oct. 20, 1946, in Sault Saint Marie. She graduated from…