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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 — June 7, 1995 Martin High School’s 800-meter relay team, with 9Mark Garcia,…
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Former Martin man Jim Boss dies in New Mexico
James "Jim" Philip Boss, age 85, died Monday, May 18, in Albuquerque, N.M. He was born in Belding on Oct. 16, 1934, to Hugh and Hope Boss, attended Belding High,…
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Five Wayland School Supt. finalists are identified
Four of the five finalists for new Wayland Union Schools superintendent are women, but only one currently is a superintendent. The Wayland Board of Education Monday night selected the five…
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GOP orchestrating cynical opposition to mail-in voting
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Kudos to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today for announcing that her office will…
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Wayland Supt. 5 finalists to be interviewed June 6
The Wayland Board of Education plans to interview five finalist candidates for new superintendent Saturday, June 6, beginning at 10 a.m. Board members are shooting for having the interviews face…
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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 — May 17, 1995 Cindy tenHaaf of VanDyken Disposal wrote a letter in…
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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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COVID-19 freezes Wayland schools new supt. search
The 2019-20 academic year has been a challenging one for the Wayland Union School District because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On the positive side, the local district has learned…
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Army Bob: The Spanish Flu in Minneapolis vs. St. Paul
by Robert M. Traxler In researching the spread of the Spanish Flu 1918-1919 I came upon a study of the differences between Minneapolis and St. Paul during the world’s most…
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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 — March 29, 1995 Allegan County Undersheriff Larry Ladenburger has reached the milestone…