Month: October 2021

WHS Hallowed Halls Trunk or Treat dampened by rain

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The Wayland High School chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) annual Hallowed Halls Trunk or Treat festival was a wet one Friday afternoon as a result of light, but persistent rain. The event was moved outdoors this year because of the greater threat of Covid-19 virus spreading indoors.
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Culvert work to close road 3 days in Hopkins Township

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The Allegan County Road Commission has announced a road closure on 22nd Street, north of 130th Avenue in Hopkins Township Monday, Nov. 1, to replace a culvert under the road. The closure will last about three days. Please seek alternate routes.
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Gun Lake, another tribe investing in 2 Holland firms

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Two tribally-owned economic development companies, Waséyabek Development Company and Gun Lake Investments, have combined efforts to acquire a pair of operating companies in a first of its kind collaboration in Michigan. The two are investing to obtain full ownership of Zip Xpress and Green Transportation of Holland, Mich. The partnership...
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Two WMS students sing with regional honors choir

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Two Wayland Middle School sixth-graders Elliana Clark (left) and Gracelynn Jorden, sang with the Michigan School Vocal Regional Honors Choir on Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Van Singel Fine Arts Center in Byron Center. Elliana also auditioned for the State Honors Choir and was accepted. She will perform with the...
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Allegan County Dems back challenge to redistricting

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The Allegan County Democratic Party is supporting a challenge to the proposed redistricting boundaries for the next decade, according to census figures recently released. The proposed districts have been redrawn by a committee made up of County Clerk Bob Genetski, Treasurer Sally Brooks and Prosecuting Attorney Myrene Koch and the...
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Hopkins High School grad sets world backflip record

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Trey Collins, a 2020 Hopkins High School graduate, broke the Guinness World Record for the highest backflip Oct. 23, beating the previous record by several inches. An exercise science major at Belmont University on Nashville, Tenn., Collins began his quest to beat the world record about a year ago. After gaining...
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Trick-or-treating here will be Sunday, except in Martin

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Most villages, towns, townships, etc. in this area plan to observe Halloween trick-or-treating on Sunday from roughly 5 to 8 p.m., but Martin's will be Saturday evening, Oct. 30. Hopkins Township firefighters will be out from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday to assist safety in crossing Main Street and various...
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Dorr Twp. Board rescinds bank statements action

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  New Dorr Library Director Jeffrey Babbitt The Dorr Township Board Thursday night voted to rescind its action last month to have bank statements included in board packets before their meetings. Board members had voted 4-3 in September to have bank statements included after Trustee Chandler Stanton raised objections to...
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Army Bob: Biden’s energy policies fueling inflation

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by Robert M. Traxler Increase oil cost, increase inflation. Thank you, President Biden. Inflation is a tax on all Americans; it is the most destructive thing that can happen to a nation’s economy, and it can destroy a nation. History tells us that paper money printed by a government is...
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Changing of the guard with sign at old Dick’s Market

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The old Dick's Market sign in front of what is now Leppink's on 142nd Avenue in Dorr came down to make way for the new owners. Founder Dick Dutkiewicz's son Steve commented on Facebook, "It's hard not to be emotional at this moment but to put things in perspective. Even...
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