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Funeral will be Tuesday for Bert Feltenbarger, 86

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Bertha “Bert” Feltenbarger, age 86, of Dorr, died Friday, April 28. Bert loved playing cards, watching Shark Tank, and shopping at Yonkers. She loved a bargain. Bert was a lifetime member at Weight Watchers. She was constantly worrying about her family; whom she loved very much. Bert will be lovingly...
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Casino expansion results to be unveiled Wednesday

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The results of a $76 million expansion project at the Gun Lake Casino will be unveiled Wednesday, May 3, by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe. The project is the first major upgrade at casino since it opened in 2011, despite determined legal efforts...
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Lady Vikings clinch share of Silver dual meet crown

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The Hopkins girls' varsity track is closing in on another O-K Silver Conference championship and can clinch the dual meet title Tuesday with a victory over Kelloggsville. The Lady Vikings defeated Wyoming Godfrey Lee 113 to 16 Thursday evening in the wet and cold to hike their league dual meet...
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Apologies: The traffic crash that was, but wasn’t

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Gentle readers: The editor-proprietor of this on-line rag hereby apologies for publishing fake news — well sort of fake news. Townbroadcast published a story about a 22-year-old woman from the Martin area who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on M-222 near 19th Street in Watson Township. The problem was...
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Hopkins alum Sabrina Bird to join GVSU Hall of Fame

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Sabrina Bird of Dorr, a 2001 graduate of Hopkins High School, will be one of six athletes to be inducted into the Grand Valley State University Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. Bird was an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American in 2003 and helped GVSU to a pair of NCAA...
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Wayland tracksters have rough day at Allegan Invitational

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The Wayland girls’ and boys’ track teams Friday finished 11th and 12th, respectively, in the Allegan Invitational. The Lady Wildcats had 28 points, one behind host Allegan and two below Paw Paw. Hamilton finished first in both girls’ and boys’ divisions with 115 points and 87, respectively. The Wildcat guys...
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Wayland school bond issues election will be Tuesday

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A special election on two bond proposals for the Wayland Union school district will be held Tuesday, May 2. Voters will be asked to consider two bond proposals that will add a new upper elementary school for fourth and fifth grades, add a new wing to the middle school to...
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Lady Vikings play to 2nd scoreless tie of the season

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The Hopkins girls' varsity soccer team played Allendale to a scoreless draw Friday in a nonleague contest. The verdict left the Lady Vikings with a 4-4-2 overall record on the season. Hopkins Wednesday lost 4-1 to O-K Silver Conference leader Calvin Christian. Taryn Kilbane scored the Lady Vikings' only goal...
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Dorr Twp. Board also discusses policies on employees

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The Dorr Township Board had discussions about more issues than just Facebook policy Thursday evening. Members talked about policies governing employees, even though there are only two full-time. One debate was about initiating job descriptions. Trustee Terri Rios, who favored setting up a committee to study the matter, said, “If...
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Moline native Gary VanDenBerg dies at 81 in Florida

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Gary A. VanDenBerg, age 81, died Tuesday, April 25, after a short battle with cancer in Brooksville, FL. He was born on May 26, 1935, in Moline, and was was a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School. He was in the HVAC business for more than 55 years and...
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