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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 — Nov. 4, 1996 As Wayland Union Schools begins considering privatizing services, the bus drivers in the district are taking a watchful approach. Hopkins Public School administrators have gotten ahead of interest rates...
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Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11 available here next week

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The Allegan County Health Department will start vaccinating children ages 5-11 years old with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Nov. 8. The vaccine was authorized and recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this week. ACHD...
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Wildcats miss qualifying for state by 5 team points

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The Wayland High School boys’ cross-country team just missed qualifying for the Nov. 6 state championships by five points Saturday. The Wildcats, with their exceptional bunching, finished the regional competition in fifth place with 152 team points. Fellow O-K Gold Conference member South Christian copped the third and final team...
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Olivia Barabas qualifies; ‘Cats take 8th in regionals

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Olivia Barabas Wayland High School junior Olivia Barabas Saturday morning qualified for next week’s Division 2 state cross-country championship by placing seventh in the regionals at Portage. Barabas, who also qualified for the state meet a year ago and in her freshman year, checked in with a time of 20:05.19...
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County Health Dept. says 33 Covid deaths in 2 months

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The Allegan County Health Department has reported 33 deaths related to the Covid-19 virus in the last two months. The weekly statistical report said there were five more Coronavirius deaths in the past week, bringing the total to 193 since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 13...
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WHS Hallowed Halls Trunk or Treat dampened by rain

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The Wayland High School chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) annual Hallowed Halls Trunk or Treat festival was a wet one Friday afternoon as a result of light, but persistent rain. The event was moved outdoors this year because of the greater threat of Covid-19 virus spreading indoors.
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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 — Oct. 28, 1996 The Plank Road helped travelers over muddy roads north-south through Allegan County, but it slowly rotted. The last toll was taken in October 1869. A mobile home fire at...
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WHS grad leads Aquinas in Great Lake C-C Challenge

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Maggie Whitney Wayland High School graduate Maggie Whitney led seventh-ranked Aquinas College to a fifth place finish Saturday in the NAIA Challenge in Grand Rapids. Whitney placed 17th in the 5K race with a time of 18:13. The Saints had three of the top 40 runners in the competition. Whitney...
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WHS grad helps guide 2nd place collegiate cross team

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Robert Young Wayland High School graduate Robert Young is assistant cross-country coach for Michigan Technological University, which took the runner-up slot Saturday morning in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association meet. The Huskies were second to perennial champion and NCAA Division II top-ranked Grand Valley, which is Young's alma mater....
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WHS grad takes 5th in age bracket in River Bank Run

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Wayland High School graduate Sarah Brewer (37 in cover photo), daughter of retired Wayland High School teacher Sue Brewer and former Wayland High School golf coach Allen Brewer, finished fifth in the 30-34 women’s age bracket for the 25K River Bank Run Saturday morning in Grand Rapids. Her time of...
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