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Day care provider Lisa Eisele dies at only age 51
Lisa Ellen Eisele, age 51, died Friday, July 3. Lisa had a giving and caring heart for others and her family. She loved and cherished her grandkids and the children…
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Yes It’s True: Our collapse is due to no respect for history
I suppose the most bitter pill I ever had to swallow in my lifetime was the notion that history is not important, that it’s just stories about dead people. “Yesterday’s…
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Basura: We can’t tell Trump the truth he needs to hear?
“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.” — Khaled Hosseini, author President Donald Trump has taken decisive action. On June 27, he signed an Executive…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Dorr holds Fourth of July parade in defiance of state
One member of the audience called it "an outlaw parade," but a grass-roots Fourth of July parade stepped off Saturday morning in defiance of state orders against gatherings of more…
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Gun Lake Casino employee quarantined with COVID-19
An employee of the Gun lake Casino Table Games supervisory team who did not have regular contact with chips or cards will continue to quarantine for 14 days and remain…
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Pickleball enthusiasts seek a permanent place to play
A group of local enthusiasts is lobbying city officials to turn half of the City Park tennis court into three pickleball courts. Former Mayor Burrell Stein said there is a…
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Army Bob: Restore Freedom parade deserves fairness
by Robert M. Traxler Our Michigan governor sent the State Police, with legal documents/orders in hand, to threaten a 75-year-old grandad and small businessman in Dorr. They said that if…
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‘Restore Freedom’ plans 4th parade Saturday in Dorr
The Restore Freedom Initiative Petition Family & Friends group is putting together an Independence Day parade in Dorr, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. A Restore Freedom spokesperson posted on Facebook,…
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Dorr calls off most events in 4th of July celebration
Until Thursday afternoon, Dorr Township could boast as being one of the very few with a Fourth of July holiday celebration in West Michigan. However, the Dorr Business Association, which…
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Watson still weighing plan to switch to Hopkins FD
Representatives from both the Hopkins Area Fire Department and the Martin Fire Department continue to make presentations to the Watson Township Board over the issue of which department offers coverage.…