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Service Friday for Gun Lake Saw & Equipment owner
Arthur Ribble, age 70 of Orangeville, died at his home Saturday, Feb. 19. Art was born on April 17, 1951, in Grand Rapids and worked at Hastings Manufacturing for 22…
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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) Early automobile enthusiast R.B. Reidlinger 25 Years Ago — Feb. 24, 1997 A special “Project Peace”…
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Local woodcarving artist has entries in Grand Haven
Woodcarving artist David Kerley, son of longtime Wayland High School teacher Kerley, has had two of his creations accepted in the Winter Arts Festival at Gallery Uptown in Grand Haven.…
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WMS 8th-grader wins in regional spelling bee
Pictured (from left) Alexis DeLaney, Graysen Schuster, Adysen Pierce. Wayland Union Middle School was host for the Allegan Countywide Spelling Bee Tuesday, when 33 third through eighth grade students competed.…
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Dorr native Gord Ludema’s service will be Saturday
Dorr native Gordon Arthur Ludema of Caledonia died Monday, Feb. 21. He was 92. In 1948, Gord enlisted in the Air Force and served four years, stationed in both Japan…
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Viking girls prevail; Lady ‘Cats clinch win season
(Photo courtesy of Terry Ellis) The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team took over fourth place in the O-K Silver Conference with a 50-42 victory Tuesday night over Comstock Park. The…
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Army Bob: Russia will take at least 1/3 of Ukraine soon
by Robert M. Traxler Russia and the Ukraine will cross swords in my opinion; it will not be pretty for Ukraine, as the Russians have overwhelming air assets and will…
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Kevin Stearns, 2007 WHS graduate, dies at age 32
Kevin Michael Stearns, age 32, died Thursday, Jan. 20, in Comstock Park, Mich. Kevin was born April 4, 1989, in Grand Rapids, the son of Mary Beth Stearns (Czajkowski) and…
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My optimism from spring fever tops filthy snowbanks
by Denise Dykstra "Pure Michigan" seems to be feeling purely worn out right now. I realize it’s a broad statement to claim that spring fever has caught us all, but…
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Gun Lake Casino lifts facial mask requirements indoors
Wearing protective facial masks will no longer be required of patrons who visit the Gun Lake Casino, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 22. Casino officials announced in a Facebook post that masks…