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Service will be Wednesday in Dorr for Linda Smith, 76
Linda Lou Smith (Cline) died Wednesday, Aug. 28. She was born on July 29, 1943, to James and Florence Cline in Grand Haven, and moved to Hopkins. She spent the…
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Fire destroys hay barn, tractor at Martin Township farm
A farm equipment barn owned by Irene and Royal Boulter on 114th Avenue in Martin Township was destroyed by fire Thursday night. Martin Fire Fire and Rescue reported the barn…
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Dorr Library Board unhappy with Tuinstra’s electioneering
The Dorr Township Library Board made it very clear it is unhappy with the behavior of Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra during the failed millage election earlier this month. Two…
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Wayland, Martin football games delayed by lightning, storm
The Wayland and Martin High School football openers Thursday evening were delayed by lightning and a sever thunderstorm that passed through the area. Wayland was trailing host Kenowa Hills 22-14…
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Hopkins wins 22-20 squeaker at Ravenna in season debut
The Hopkins varsity football team pulled out a 22-20 squeaker over host Ravenna in its season opener Thursday evening. The Vikings converted on two of their there two-point conversion attempts…
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Army Bob: Why do progressives celebrate prejudice vs. OWM?
by Robert M. Traxler “Liberal CNN commentator Angela Rye had a fiery exchange with a Republican strategist during a panel discussion Monday night a week ago, telling him that "white men…
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Gwenn Marie Forbes, 56, of Wayland, has been cremated
Gwenn Marie Forbes, 56, of Wayland, died Sunday, Aug. 25. Gwenn was born on July 27, 1963, in Grand Rapidsto Neal and Alice (Roerig) Forbes. Arrangements have been entrusted to…
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Mass of Christian Burial is Saturday for Lois Wolf of Dorr
Lois Jean Wolf, 80, of Dorr, died Tuesday on the 59th wedding anniversary with her late husband, Bernard H. Wolf Sr. She is survived by her children, Bernard H. Wolf…
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Service will be Tuesday in Burnips for Lorna Mann, 69
Lorna Mann, age 69, died Tuesday, Aug. 27. Lorna, a wife, mother and friend, was known for her work as a kitchen designer and as a licensed builder. She was…
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Wayland man with dementia found safe Friday morning
Megan Bouwman, a Martin area woman, is reporting on Facebook, "Please be on the lookout for my grandfather, Gene Norden. He is driving a silver 2012 Ford Focus. He suffers…