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Funeral will be Saturday for Marion Drewyor of Martin

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Marion Drewyor died Tuesday, Nov.14, at her home in Martin. She was 83. She was born Aug. 31, 1940, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Daniel and Janet (Nye) Wright. Marion enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting and casino slots, but her most favorite thing was spending time with her family. She was...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) The old gas station at the corner of 30th Street and 128th Avenue. 25 Years Ago — Nov. 16, 1998 The old Walker pickle plant in Bradley is no more, as what remained of it has...
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Former Hopkins football star top receiver at college

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Colin Weber Hopkins High School graduate Colin Weber this season had 117 receiving yards in a game against the University of Memphis, setting a school record for the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Weber leads the team with 30 catches for 342 yards and 34 per game. Weber was a four-year starter...
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Fire breaks out in yard next to Shelbyville Garage

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This fire was reported Tuesday evening near the intersection of 124th Avenue and 10th Street, Shelbyville. Witnesses said the blaze broke out in the yard next to the Shelbyville Garage. Six fire departments and several emergency vehicles were summoned to the scene. It was reported that five cars and a...
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Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe wins $56 million EPA water loan

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $56 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians' Utility Authority, also known as the Gun Lake Tribal Utility Authority. This is the WIFIA program’s first loan to a tribal borrower. EPA’s WIFIA...
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Mass of Christian burial Monday for Del Steffes, 87

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Delbert “Del” Steffes, age 87 of Dorr, died Monday Nov. 13. Del was a United States Army veteran, a member of the Knights of Columbus and a Teamster. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, listening to Polka Pops, hunting, fishing, and spending time outdoors. He is survived by...
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Community Notices

Jim Kotrba’s celebration of life will be held Nov. 25

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The celebration of life for Jim Kotrba will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Wayland VFW Post on South Main Street. Kotrba, a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School, died in Florida of lung cancer. The date of his service was reported incorrectly in...
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Shelbyville native Russell Culver dies at age 91

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Russell Culver died at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell Friday, Nov. 10. Growing up on a Shelbyville farm, he established a strong work ethic (as well as a grand champion steer); years in the US Air Force, Strategic Air Command, cemented a feeling of proud patriotism (as a photogrammetrist, analyzing aerial...
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Sports

O-K Conference to lose 7 member schools next year

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The O-K Conference, one of the largest and most powerful athletic leagues in all of Michigan, will lose seven member schools starting in the fall of 2024. Wayland Schools Supt. Tim Reeves confirmed that Sparta, Coopersville, Kenowa Hills, Lowell, Cedar Springs, Allendale and Greenville have asked the conference for permission...
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Holland Symphony players visit kids at Dorr preschool

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Dorr Preschool had some very special guests visit their classroom last week. Members of the Holland Symphony Orchestra performed songs and read the story "The More We Get Together." This was apart of Hope College’s Little Read Lakeshore, an annual month-long community-wide reading program that creates and fosters a culture...
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