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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 22, 1996 Wayland City and Township officials are finding disagreement in…

Editor July 21, 2021

Features

‘Dog author’ to be guest Monday at Hopkins Library

Author D.M Greenwald will be guest presenter at the Hopkins District Library at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26. Greenwald, author of several titles, but he will speak specifically about the…

Editor July 21, 2021

Community Notices

Abductor of Hopkins girl given 11-year prison term

Charles Morancey, 45, of Rhode Island has been sentenced to 11 years and two months in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to luring a…

Editor July 21, 2021

Community Notices

Dorr Township North Park bathroom vandals sought

The bathrooms at the North Park Pavilion in Dorr Township will be closed until further notice as the result of vandalism. A Parks Commission spokesperson said, "We will have to…

Editor July 20, 2021

Articles

Dorr’s visioning meeting brings out hopes and fears

The special meeting of the Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday turned out to be a contest between “what we’d like to see” and “what we fear will actually happen.” The…

Editor July 20, 2021

Sports

Martin Public Schools has new director of athletics

The Martin Board of Education Monday evening voted to hire Tyler Whitcomb as director of athletics and operations. Whitcomb, who succeeds Robert VandenBerg, who retired at the end of the…

Editor July 20, 2021

Columns

This week’s column is brought to you by letter P

The letter P is so phenomenal. I mean, have you ever considered all the happy words that have the letter P in them? My keyboard recently could not perform to…

Editor July 20, 2021

Obituaries

Services will be Saturday for Jerry Genther of Dorr

Jerry Genther, age 80, died at home surrounded by his family and his dog, Katie, Sunday, July 18. Jerry had a love for everything outdoors, including hunting, trapping, and spending…

Editor July 20, 2021

Columns

One Small Voice: In search of the right guy, right time

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV by Lynn Mandaville I’ve long held the personal theory that presidents, even the…

Editor July 19, 2021

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: I found the world’s largest ball of twine

by Phyllis McCrossin I use a lot of handy-dandy apps while King and I are traveling. They are pretty cool little helpers while on the road. To find campsites I…

Editor July 19, 2021