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Kellen Ford Kellen Ford pitched five strong innings Tuesday and knocked in the winning runs as Hopkins bested Wayland 3-1 in the season opener for both teams. Ford yielded just…

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night voted 6-0 to recommend the Sustainable Business Park request for a planned unit development (PUD) be submitted to the Township Board next month.…

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr: 25 Years Ago — March 26, 2001 Editor Nila Aamoth penned a Soapbox suggesting that now…

John R. Van Goor, age 86, of Dorr,died Tuesday, March 24. John loved to camp and spend time outdoors. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria; daughter-in-law, Gayle…

by Joseph Schultz Wayland Ford’s project of locating across the U.S.-131 freeway in Hopkins Township from the City of Wayland took a step forward Tuesday night with conditional approval recommended…

The Martin girls’ softball team, got off to a terrific start Tuesday with a sweep of Battle Creek Central. The Lady Clippers scored nine runs in the first inning. starting…

The Dorr Township Board will have a special meeting at 7 p.m.Thursday, March 26, at township hall to interview and select a candidate for the open board trustee’s position. The…

By Joseph Schultz Fund-raising activities came under scrutiny at Monday night’s meeting of the Wayland Union Board of Education. The board raised questions after learning that a group had used…

Gerald Lee Napieralski, of Dorr, died Tuesday, March 17, at the age of 68. Gerald (Jerry) was born in Grand Rapids on June 1, 1957, the 14th of 15 children…

Rickey Claude Schafer, 53, of Hopkins, lost his battle against glioblastoma brain cancer on Saturday, March 21. Rick was born to his late parents, Floyd and Dawn (Christman) Schafer on…