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      <title>Here's When Your Favorite Ice Cream Stands Open in West Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[West Michigan locals welcome a taste of summer as their favorite local drive-ins and ice cream stands open for the season. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/ice-cream-open-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Pup With Cheese Ball Bucket Stuck On It’s Head For 2 Weeks Saved In Kalamazoo</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mary Humphrey is a hero and deserves all the recognition possible for saving this poor puppy who had its head trapped for so long. This isn't the first time she's come to the aid of a lost animal, and she continues to be a shining star in the community. <a href="https://wgrd.com/buckethead-dog-saved-parchment/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mary Humphrey is a hero and deserves all the recognition possible for saving this poor puppy who had its head trapped for so long. This isn&apos;t the first time she&apos;s come to the aid of a lost animal, and she continues to be a shining star in the community. <a href="https://wgrd.com/buckethead-dog-saved-parchment/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Things To Do This Weekend: September 9-11, 2022</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:06:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We have more cultural festivals, baseball, antique engines and tractors, concerts, comedy, a cider fest, and a streetfair for you to check out this weekend. <a href="https://wgrd.com/things-to-do-this-weekend-september-9-11-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We have more cultural festivals, baseball, antique engines and tractors, concerts, comedy, a cider fest, and a streetfair for you to check out this weekend. <a href="https://wgrd.com/things-to-do-this-weekend-september-9-11-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:55:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category><![CDATA[Muskegon County Latino Festival]]></category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 17:02:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police are asking for the public's help finding 49-year-old John Robert Salmons of Parchment. <a href="https://wgrd.com/man-missing-from-kalamazoo-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:33:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Several law enforcement agencies responded to a home on East "G" Ave. near Mt. Olivet in Cooper Township <a href="https://wgrd.com/man-killed-police-officer-kalamazoo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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