Month: June 2019

Service will be Thursday in Hudsonville for Dale Myaard

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Dale Myaard, age 58, died Sunday, June 2. Dale spent a lot of time at Sandy Pines. He loved to go to breakfast with his family on Friday mornings, garden, cook, cut wood, spend time with his dog, but most of all, Dale loved his family. He will be lovingly...
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Wayland man gets 7 to 15 years for newlyweds’ traffic deaths

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Jacob Scot Damron Jacob Scot Damron, 22, of Wayland, was sentenced in Allegan County Circuit Court to seven to 15 years in prison in the fatal traffic crash in Heath Township last summer that killed newlyweds Logan and Hannah Allbaugh. It was determined that Damron was influenced by medical marijuana...
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Funeral will be Tuesday for ‘Benny’ Henry, 76, of Hopkins

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LaVerne Forrest “Benny” Henry, Jr., 76 of Hopkins, Thursday, May 30,  at the Wings Home in Allegan. LaVerne, known to most as Ben or Benny, was born on Valentine's Day in 1943 in Hopkins, the son of the late LaVerne and Evelyn (Dunklee) Henry. Benny enjoyed life and spent many...
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Is this the beginning of an MTA mutiny of the townships?

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “I would never join a club that would have me as a member.” — Groucho Marx The Dorr Township Board last Thursday night came within one vote of dropping its membership in the Michigan...
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One Small Voice: Let’s not make graduations so common

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Graduation season is upon us, and it’s such a great time of year to celebrate the innumerable accomplishments of high school and college grads all across the United States. This year’s extreme weather notwithstanding, May and June are usually very comfortable, so as to accommodate outdoor parties and open houses. ...
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Lady Vikings’ season ends; Wildcats play Allegan Monday

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The softball season ended Saturday morning for Hopkins n the district tournament in an 11-1 loss to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The horrible weather conditions moved Wayland's district semifinal against Allegan at Hopkins to 2 p.m. Monday. The Lady Vikings finished their season with a 21-9 overall record. Middleville, now 27-4,...
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Wildcat boys’ relays capture 3 medals, team 8th in state meet

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Corrina Courser The Wayland boys’ track team scored 20 points in the Division 2 state meet Saturday to finish eighth and Lady Wildcat Corrina Courser placed in the top five in both hurdling events. Most of the points for the Wildcat boys were scored in relays: • Devin Jakey, Ian...
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Crazy, nasty weather featured in first Saturday in June here

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Saturday turned out to be a very eventful weather day. It began with dark and ominous clouds then rain in the morning, delaying the state track meets and district softball contests. Things cleared up early in the afternoon, but then rain returned with plenty of large hail, a big as...
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Authorities seek tips on who wrote Hopkins bomb threat

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Hopkins Middle School administration immediately evacuated the building and contacted law enforcement authorities Friday afternoon after finding a threat saying “I will bomb da school” written on a stall door in the Hopkins Middle School boys' bathroom. Deputies from the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office responded; and a Gun Lake Tribal...
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