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City crews begin removing streetside brush and debris

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Wayland City Manager Josh Eggleston Monday night told the City Council he expects cleanup and removal of brush will take at least another week in the wake of the fierce summer storm Wednesday night and Thursday morning. High winds caused considerable damage with felled trees and branches, which now grace...
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Police chase leads to traffic crash in Watson Township

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A traffic chase Monday afternoon ultimately led to a three-vehicle crash in Watson Township. Deputies from the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department said they attempted to stop a motorist for a traffic violation on M-89 near 24th Street in Trowbridge Township when the driver fled north on 24th Street. The fleeing...
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Martin Twp. told WAEMS to buy 2 new ambulances

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Wayland Area Emergency Services is buying two more ambulances despite the recent financial hardships caused the Covid-19 crisis. Sarah Lynema, who represents Martin Township on the Ambulance Board, told township officials Wednesday night that the two vehicles, which will cost about $170,000 apiece, are sorely needed and WAEMS will find...
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Watson, Hopkins Twp. fires keep departments busy

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Area firefighters were exceptionally busy Saturday night doing what they often do, but more often lately. The Hopkins Area Fire Department was summoned at about 5 p.m. to a structure fire in Watson Township. Allegan Fire District and Martin Township Fire & Rescue assisted with automatic mutual aid. Otsego Fire...
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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 24, 1996 The all-female cast of officers in 1966-67 for WHS sophomores include (staning, from left) Barbara Hydorn, Cherly Brower, Sue TerAvest and (seated) Lesley Wakeman. The Globe published a dramatic...
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WAEMS earns state grant for youth bicycle helmets

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Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS) personnel have announced that they have received a grant from the State of Michigan, Bureau of EMS, Trauma and Preparedness, for bicycle helmets for local youth. WAEMS personnel will be handing these helmets out, free to all kids, toddler to teen, once they have been...
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Watson officials get double digit percent pay increases

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The Watson Township Board Thursday night adopted a 2021-22 balanced general fund budget of $302,950, but the most interesting part is that it calls for all township officials to get pay double digit percentage pay raises. Clerk Kelli Morris and Treasurer Stephanie Caulder have been granted raises of 36% each,...
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House in Wayland Twp. damaged severely by fire

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The residential house on Fifth Street in Wayland Township suffered severe damage in a fire Tuesday, and officials said the home and its contents were a total loss. The residents were not at home at the time of the incident. The Laur family is the subject of a GoFundMe page...
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Dorr Twp. Board handbook issue gets cooled down a bit

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The contentious employee handbook issue from November quieted down considerably at the Dorr Township Board meeting Thursday night. The board agreed to have a committee of former Treasurer Jim Martin, current Trustees John Tuinstra and Chandler Stanton, and perhaps a local citizen review and re-examine the handbook and then make...
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Area firefighters battle cold, blaze at Cobb Lake location

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A structural fire at a Cobb Lake residence Saturday in Yankee Springs Township resulted in a total loss, but no one was in injured. Firefighters from Leighton Township department, Martin Fire & Rescue, Orangeville volunteer department, and Thornapple Township Emergency Services (both EMS and fire), joined in assisting the Yankee...
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