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Stop, Drop & Play Arcade opens at South Main site
The Stop, Drop & Play Arcade officially is opening its doors Friday, March 12, in the building next door to the south of the Wayland VFW post on South Main…
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Leighton Township Board adopts 2021-22 FY budget
The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening adopted the proposed general fund budget for fiscal year 2021-22, which officially begins April 1. Estimated revenues were set at 2,239,600, with expenditures at …
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Army Bob: Hell freezes over when the left bans books
by Robert M. Traxler What do the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the American Cancel Culture have in common? They both banned George Orwell’s "Animal Farm." It must be…
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Martin’s Carsen Young is multi-sports success story
Martin High School senior Carsen Young is carving an athletic history in more than just one sport. Young this week captured the individual championship in his weight division in the…
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Hopkins musical theater program needs financial help
The Hopkins School musical theater program needs help, according to spokeswoman Dee Dee Noble, because this year, in the midst of the pandemic, the program is being faced with many…
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Celebration of life for Missy Peckham is in this spring
Melissa “Missy” Ann Peckham died Saturday, March 6, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 53. Missy was born in Grand Rapids on Feb. 17, 1968, and grew up in…
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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 — March 13, 1996 The Monterey Township Planning Commission is considering recommending a…
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Military honors service set for former Dorr man, 90
Paul E. Heintzelman, Sr., age 90 of Paris, Mich., formerly of Dorr, died Monday, March 8, at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in White Cloud. Paul was born on Oct.…
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Hopkins boys rally to defeat Belding, stay in 2nd place
The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team cemented its claim on second place in the O-K Silver Conference Tuesday night by outgunning Belding 25-6 in the fourth quarter to claim a…
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Lady Vikings threaten to win 4th straight Silver title
These girls on the Hopkins High School varsity bowling squad are in the lead to be O-K Silver Conference champs for the fourth year in a row. The Lady Vikings…