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Allegan County had 54% of its residents vaccinated

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Dear Board of Commissioners and Community: Angelique Joynes The year 2021 proved to be a challenging, yet rewarding time. Similar to 2020, Public Health was at the forefront of conversations and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. In our 2020 Public Health Annual Report, we focused on how important partnerships and...
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Wayland school board to consider adding officer

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The Wayland Board of Education Monday night discussed the possibility of adding a second public safety officer for the next academic year. Matt Miller currently works in the position, mostly at the high school and middle school, but school officials worry he’s being spread too thin with all the different...
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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) The fire in the 100 block of North Main Street in Wayland that leveled Herb Chevrolet and half a business block in the summer of 1965. 25 Years Ago — April 21, 1997 Wayland Union Schools...
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Retired local public safety director speaks at Hopkins

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Retired Wayland Union Schools public safety director Harry Werkema gave Hopkins Middle School students a presentation Monday on school safety. His program, called "It's in Your Hands," covers a variety of timely subject matters.
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Case of missing 7-year-old girl has a happy ending

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Area public safety agencies were on alert Friday evening and a search party was organized to locate a missing 7-year-old girl, who eventually was found safe. hn Wayland City Police Chief Mark Garnsey posted on Facebook, "For a couple hours we thought we had a lost 7-year-old who left the...
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Why no more information about fatal fire on Dec. 5?

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“The news is something someone else doesn’t want you to know.” — Often wrongly attributed to George Orwell, more likely said by William Randolph Hearst In case you’ve already forgotten it, there was fatal fire believed to have been electrical in nature at a house just north of Wayland on...
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School’s casino funding workshop crowd sparse

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Supt. Dr. Christina Hinds explains casino fund usage from one of the three categories. Nearly a decade ago, a large group of citizens demanded to know how Wayland Union school district funds from the Gun Lake Casino were obtained and distributed. Monday night, only a dozen local people showed up...
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Dorr Township receives $415,000 in ARPA funds

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Dorr Township has received $415,000 in American Rescue Plan Act federal funds, and now the task ahead will be how to spend the money. Township Treasurer Myrna Marr said the amount received is slightly under half the total amount Dorr will receive over the next two years, in the Biden...
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Wayland City budget fund balance continues to grow

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Martin Beckwith prepares to present photos of the bike rack to City Council. The City of Wayland was awarded another clean audit Monday evening by the accounting firm of Siegfried Crandall of Portage. The audit showed total revenue of $3,113,414 for fiscal year 2020-21, expenditures of $2,566,884 and an increased...
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City approves police officer Riemersma’s extra training

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Mark Riemersma After playing a major role in solving two crimes via the Internet, Wayland Police Officer Mark Riemersma has been given the green light to undergo training for a special task force. The Wayland City Council Monday evening approved a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Immigration and Customs...
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