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Mass of Christian burial is Monday for Eleanore Bosek
Eleanore F. Bosek died Wednesday, July 14, at the Wings of Hope Hospice in Allegan. She was born on the first day of spring, March 20, 1924, and was 97…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Noah Miller selected band director for Martin High
Noah Miller, a former member of the Middleville TK and Western Michigan University marching bands, has been announced as the new band director for the Martin Clippers Band. Miller marched…
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Army Bob: Can zoning be used to oppose racism?
“Only Neanderthals question science”— CNN by Robert M. Traxler Would you like to have high density, low-income housing built next to you in Dorr, Wayland, Martin, Hopkins or Moline, No?…
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Guest editorial: Resistance to Covid vaccine is baffling
EDITOR'S NOTE: Julie Mack is a retired journalist, most recently working for MLive, focusing mostly on Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. She posted this on Facebook this week: by Julie Mack…
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Graveside service Friday for Donald Guritz of Hopkins
Donald Guritz, 75, of Hopkins, died Monday, July 12, at home. Born Dec. 2, 1945 in Chicago, he was the son of the late Harvey Guritz and Betty Stegeman. Don…
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Martin Twp. joins Confused about Covid-19 Relief Club
The Martin Township Board joined the Confused by Covid Relief Club Wednesday evening, but Clerk Rachelle Smit agreed to send in the application for funding. Smit told board colleagues, “I…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 15, 1996 Sidewalk improvements in the Village of Hopkins promise to…
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Yes It’s True: A pastor’s passing prompts memories
“It’s a small world after all… It’s a small world after all… It’s a small world after all… It’s a small, small world.” — A song from one of the…
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I still fiercely defend those boys who ‘will be boys’
by Denise Dykstra I pulled the suburban into the park and giggled a little as the boys shot out of it. It was on a whim that we were out…
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School board ruckuses may be coordinated or planned
To the editor: RE: Townbroadcast story about "Torches & Pitchforks" group appearing at school board meeting: This is an organized effort with the strings being pulled by multiple politically motivated…