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Load the cookie gun for peanut crinkles throwback treat
by Kathy Hamman Miller I found a Cookie Gun! Let’s make Peanut Crinkles. I remembered these as being a thin, rich and tasty cookie Grandma made that had a very…
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Viking girls 7th, boys 10th in midnight C-C meet
The Hopkins girls’ varsity cross-country team opened its 2024 season with a reasonably successful performance at the “Under the Lights” meet at the South Christian athletic complex, taking seventh place…
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Arny Rodriguez tells his side of the parking story:
My personal and professional supporters encouraged me to respond to the inaccuracies and personal attacks I am receiving here. I hesitate to answer the accusations considering the biased source. Let…
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Wildcats even season record with win over Cedar Springs
The Wayland boys’ varsity tennis team; Thursday evened its season record at 1-1 with a convincing 7-1 triumph at home against Cedar Springs. Coach Ben Adams quipped, “This is the…
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Dorr Township grapples with how to empty ARPA fund
The old Crosswind Church, the new Dorr Township Hall Dorr Township still has $262,857 in its federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund and needs to spend it before the…
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Dorr Marathon being sold by Fifelskis after 55 years
The Dorr Marathon gas station, owned and operated by the Fifelski family for the last 55 years, is being sold to Merle Boes Fuel Hauling. The station, located at the…
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Army Bob: For Dems this week, no bad news allowed
by Robert M. Traxler The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has been blasting the holy crap out of Hamas in the last week. Have you seen much coverage on the “mainstream…
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Tom Jessup to fill Allegan County Board vacancy
New Allegan County Commissioner Tom Jessup (right) was sworn in by Chief Deputy Clerk Jackie Porter while Board Chairman Jim Storey looks on. Former Allegan County Board of Commissioners member…
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Shelbyville man, 48, dies of motorcycle crash injuries
Kevin Trumbull of Shelbyville died Monday, Aug. 19, after a tragic motorcycle accident. He fought for five days in the hospital before passing. He was 48. Kevin was born on…
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Boiled dinner, party to honor the late Calvin Griffith, 70
Calvin Griffith, pegged as the patriarch of the local Griffith family, died Monday, Aug. 19. Calvin Jay Griffith, 70 of Watson Township, was born in Allegan and lived in Hastings…