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Hopkins junior varsity softball coach announced
Hopkins High School alum Madison Wyngarden is being welcomed as new junior varsity softball coach at her alma mater. “She’s one of my alumni players and now we are fortunate …
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Dorr Twp. may offer music concerts next summer
Patty Williams Dorr Township next year may join the growing popularity of local evening music summer concerts. The Township Board Thursday evening was approached by Patty Williams of the Williams…
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Martin School Board trustee resigning Dec. 1
Martin Board of Education Trustee Austin Marsman has announced he is resigning his post effective Dec. 1. Marsman, a graduate of Martin High School, was elected to the board in…
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Leighton Twp. business earns state grant to expand
Walinga USA, which only recently won entry into an industrial development district in Leighton Township, has announced intention to expand its business. The project has been granted a $168,000 Micro…
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Dorr Township Fire Dept. receives home made quilts
Dorr Township Fire Chief Gary Fordham recently welcomed an early box of Christmas spirit on his desk. A big box of warm home-made quilts was donated to the Dorr Fire…
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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 — Nov. 30, 1998 The Hopkins High School football team lost in the…
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Memorial service is Dec. 7 for WHS grad Art Kidney
Wayland High School graduate Arthur M. (Art) Kidney 79, died at Bronson Hospital, Nov. 22, of complications from a fall. Art was born in Plainwell, son of Albert R. and…
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Vikings defeat Saugatuck in hoop season opener
The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball won in its season opener Tuesday night on the home court against Saugatuck 62-34. The two teams battled evenly, 13-13, in the first quarter before…
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Yes It’s True: We cannot escape pesky telemarketers
I received yet another Spam phone call on my cell phone this morning, and all the memories came flooding back. It supposedly was from some Police Officers Association of America,…
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First snow days of season visit Hopkins and Martin
The first snow days for the academic year 2023-24 arrived a bit earlier than expected Tuesday morning for the Hopkins and Martin school districts, even before the start of December.…