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Remember to ‘spring ahead’ before Sunday morning
Residents are reminded to turn their clocks and alarms ahead one hour at or before 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, as Daylight Savings Time begins. The catchy phrase to remember…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan Counrty
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr: 25 Years Ago — March 5, 2001 Firefighters from four area departments poured 10,000 gallons of…
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Lady Vikings have date with Otsego in district finals
Cora Hall (left) and Reegan Helderop have been named to the O-K Silver All-Conference team. It’s been a long time since Hopkins has had this kind of success in girls’…
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Microsoft tries to explain data centers in Gaines Twp.
By Joseph Schultz For the first time since communities in West Michigan started rallying against planned data centers, Microsoft held an informational open house Tuesday afternoon in Gaines Township. Microsoft…
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Microsoft terminates non-disclosure agreement with Dorr
Technology giant Microsoft has announced that has terminated non-disclosure agreements with four west Michigan communities, including Dorr Township, where it is pursuing data center development. The move releases municipal officials…
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Allegan Community Action announces utility crisis grant
Community Action of Allegan County and Apex Clean Energy have announced a new partnership to expand access to crisis utility assistance for families in the Wayland area. Through the Blazing…
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Calling all, calling all… calling all history buffs
Personnel at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr are warning that unless some citizens step up and volunteer the history and genealogy services will cease, perhaps as…
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Dorr anthropologist, cabinet maker dies at age 78
Paul Henry Smith died in Dorr on Feb. 18. He was 78 years old. He was born in Grand Rapids, on June 5, 1947, and grew up in HudsonvilleI on…
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City finance director leaving for Kentwood
By Joseph Schultz Kate Balfoort Monday night was the last Wayland City Council meeting that Kate Balfoort attended as the city’s finance director. Balfoort is stepping down from her position…