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I don’t think private would be better than WAEMS

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I am opposed in no uncertain terms to privatizing essential services to the public. Which is why I would speak out against any local municipality doing such an awful thing. We have been hearing...
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WAEMS still intact despite members’ pullout rumors

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The Wayland Area Emergency Services Board for the second time in a year is dealing with and calming rumors that some municipalites are abandoning ship. WAEMS, a non-profit supported by 12 area municipalities and the City of Wayland faced some talk Wednesday night at a board meeting, with this time...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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COVER PHOTO: Jay L. Smith and associates, shown in the photograph in 1898, launched the Business Men's Paper Press Co. and it continued into the 20th century and beyond, finally closing as Smith Lumber & Coal in 2014. Third generation owner J.L. Smith blamed the shutdown on just three words:...
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Two female paramedics to lead ambulance service

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COVER PHOTO: Bob Hess is retiring as director of Wayland Area Emergency Services. Bob Hess, longtime general manager of Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS) is retiring this summer and two female paramedics are sharing his leadership duties. The new co-directors are Brenda Mays and Kathy Veldhouse. Brenda Mays will be...
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Gas leak routs residents near VFW on South Main

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Problems associated with the South Main Street construction project are continuing. The latest hiccup occurred just before 11 a.m. Friday when workers inadvertently hit a natural gas line, causing a leak at 735 South Main near the VFW post and 4 One 2 distillery, arcade and restaurant. A number of...
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Wayland City Council has a night of 5 adoption actions

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It was “Adoption Night” for the Wayland City Council Monday evening, as four resolutions and an ordinance all got the green light. Perhaps most significant was adopting a resolution to let out bids for bonds for the Main Street project now under way. The Michigan Department of Transportation is funding...
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Leighton unhappy with WAEMS bill, accountability

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Leighton Township officials are not happy with the Wayland Area Emergency Services bill for the next year and they’re even talking a look at taking their business elsewhere. Leighton is one of 13 municipalities that collectively support the non-profit governmental ambulance entity, but because of continued rising costs and lack...
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Leighton denies developer’s massive project plans again

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GRI Moline, developer of a proposed residential and commercial-industrial project on the east side of Division, was back before Leighton Township officials again Thursday night and was turned down again. The developer’s requests for rezoning to accommodate the project were recommended for denial by the Planning Commission in February and...
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Martin Twp., county hope to work out library issue

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“We can work it out” — The Beatles The Martin Township Board and Allegan County On Point program representative Gina Berry are trying to work out a potential problem with the mother of a developmentally disabled student. The board Wednesday night fielded a complaint from Watson Township resident Chenaan Eastman,...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago— April 13, 1998 Authorities believe a distraught husband set fire to his house in Dorr and killed himself after a fight with his wife. The body of Carl Scharf was discovered inside the...
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