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Mass of Christian Burial is Saturday for Phil Chenier
Phil Chenier of Dorr died of a heart attack Friday while vacationing in Florida. He was 75. He was born Aug. 15, 1946, to Louis Chenier and Lula Morgenstern (Price)…
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Ramblin’ Road: We begin journey to Michigan slowly
by Phyllis McCrossin Sunday afternoon on the road isn’t really any different from Sunday afternoon living in a brick and mortar home. King is watching golf on TV, the dog…
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Motorist arrested in fleeing, attempted carjacking case
A motorist was apprehended Michigan State Police Saturday morning in a fleeing and attempted carjacking incident on M-222 in Watson Township and on U.S.-131 near the Martin exit. The suspect…
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Colcannon: Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day celebration
Colcannon is an Irish mashed potatoes recipe that has quickly become a family favorite, so I thought to share it again with you in honor of the upcoming St. Patrick’s…
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Monopolies seem to be creeping back into society
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. My wife and I get our Internet, land line telephone and cable television services…
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Multi-vehicle pileup on 131 reported near Plainwell
(Photo courtesy of Kelly Germain) The Gun Plain Township Fire Department Saturday morning reported a multi-vehicle pileup on the U.S.-131 expressway at near the 51-mile marker, about four miles south…
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Service for Robert Truax delayed until this summer
Robert Dale Truax of Hopkins, died Tuesday, March 8. He was 74. He was born in Allegan to Russell and Maxine (Mudgett) Truax. Robert married Diana (Kelly) Truax, with whom…
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Service for Alice Strick, 99, will be March 26 via Zoom
Alice Strick, age 99, died Thursday, March 10. Alice loved gardening, Each year she would watch her beautiful spring flowerbed bloom and get ready to plant her huge veggie garden.…
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Martin’s Cinderella district run ends in final round
The Martin boys' varsity basketball Cinderella run came to an end Friday night at Climax-Scotts High School with a 60-35 loss to Tri-Unity Christian in the Division district finals. The…
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Hopkins FFA member wins state public speaking honor
Jessica Harvey of the Hopkins chapter of the FFA won the prepared public speaking contest this week at the state convention on the campus of Michigan State University.