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Texas sheet cake easy make and take dessert
by Kathy Hamman Miller This Texas Sheet Cake recipe was brought back from Texas in 1955 by my mom, who has used it consistently over the years. It’s a easy…
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Fire in Yankee Springs quickly extinguished
Yankee Springs Township firefighters Saturday evening were summoned to a structure fire with a roof on fire. Other departments, equipment and personnel from Hastings, Orangeville, Wayland and Thornapple Township joined…
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Harding’s Market employee dies of cancer at age 42
Wayland Harding's Market employee Samuel James Scheibe, 42, died of cancer earlier this month. He was born Oc.12, 1982, to Patty née Steinbrecher and Rick Scheibe in Milwaukee. He was…
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Lady Vikings 5th in regional track meet
Sprinter Riley Homrich nears the finish line. The Hopkins girls’ track team, took fifth place with 59 points at the Division 2 regionals at Allendale High School Saturday. The Wayland…
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Wildcat boys 4th, Hopkins 8th at regional track meet
The Wayland throwers had a good day, with two landing regional titles. The Wayland Union High School boys’ track team captured fourth place with 68 points and the girls were…
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Six Martin girls qualify for D-4 state meet
Six female members of the Martin High School track team Saturday qualified for the Division 4 state meet at Baldwin Middle School, Hudsonville. The Clipper athletes earned their trip to…
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State of emergency declared by county in aftermath of storm
The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has declared a state of emergency in the wake of widespread damage caused by severe storms Thursday night. The declaration is intended to support…
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Dorr Twp. officials move into the new hall
Dorr Township officials have officially moved in to their new digs at the former Crosswinds Church on 142nd Avenue. The move finally took place Thursday and Friday this week and…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Hopkins Twp.
A motorcyclist who failed to stop at a stop sign at 135th Avenue and 18th Street in Hopkins Township was killed in a traffic crash Friday afternoon. The motorcyclist, who…
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Dorr Right to Lifer Gary Price dies at 81
Gareth “Gary” Ernest Price died Wednesday, May 14, at the age of 81. Gareth was born on Sept. 11, 1943, and, as a young man, attended Diamond Springs Methodist Church.…