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Service will be March 19 for Dorr woman, Gwen Dexter, 87

March 14, 2016

Gwendolyn May (Green) Dexter of Dorr died Friday, March 11, at the age of 87. Gwen was born on June 19, 1928, to John and Hazel (Eldridge) Green in Grand Rapids. She attended Creston and Godwin High Schools, graduating in 1946. She loved her hours knitting afghans for her grandchildren...

Monday Moanin’: Repeat 3rd grade bill undermines teachers

March 13, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Public School Educators (active and retired) & Parents & Grandparents... HOUSE BILL 4822 WOULD REQUIRE READING-DELAYED PUPILS TO REPEAT THIRD GRADE & WOULD UNDERMINE THE EFFORTS OF HARD-WORKING MICHIGAN READING TEACHERS 3/11/2016 By Nick Krieger (@nckrieger)...

Basura: The biting ruination of a U.S. Marine’s tatoo

March 13, 2016

Guy had a new tattoo. It was only three days old, and it wasn’t fully healed yet. He wore a bandage on his left forearm a couple days, but he took it off for Saturday night. Guy wanted everyone to know that he was a U.S. Marine. The tattoo showed...

The Muck Starts Here: Local broadcast news part of problem

March 13, 2016

by Barry Hastings There's nothing like a tragedy (or a disaster) to bring out the shallowness of local television broadcast news. They repeat the remarks of local officials, witnesses, kibitzers, cops every half-hour, hour after hour, and are still doing it, eight days after the event. They very quickly begin...

Yes It Is, It’s True: U.S. 2-party system is in deep doo-doo

March 12, 2016

There have been many interpretations and observations offered for Bernie Sanders’ huge upset victory in the Michigan presidential primary March 8. I might as well offer mine. Jimmy Carter was right. There really is a “malaise” that has descended on America and on Michigan, and it is causing a great...

Funeral for Kristin Warner, 48, will be at Martin High School gym

March 12, 2016

A funeral for Kristin Warner, 48, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Martin High School gymnasium. Kristin died Friday, March 11, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo after a courageous battle with scleroderma. She was born Sept. 13, 1967, in Allegan, to Donald and Susan (Veley)...

Mass of Christian Burial is Tuesday for Julia Pavlak, 101

March 12, 2016

Julia (Arbanas) Pavlak of Hopkins, died Saturday, March 12, at Sheldon Meadows Assisted Living. She was 101 years old. Julia was born in Crested Butte, Colo., on Nov. 6, 1914, and was the last surviving of the 15 children of Matt and Anna (Kovacich) Arbanas. She was a gracious host...

City of Wayland’s planning political intrigue persists

March 12, 2016

I apologize to readers most sincerely and plead guilty to falling asleep at the switch. I fancy myself as a truth-seeking fiercely independent community journalist with a knack for connecting dots, but I failed to catch the discharge of longtime City of Wayland Planner Mark Sisson almost a couple of...

Twin sisters bound over in traffic death of John Dolegowski

March 11, 2016

Catherine Bender, 45, the Hopkins Township woman charged with driving with a suspended license causing death in a traffic crash that killed John Dolegowski, 58, of Watson Township, has been bound over to Allegan County Circuit Court. Her twin sister, Nancy Lynn Ferrier of Wayland, also was bound over on...

Hopkins FFA Demonstration Team is state champion

March 11, 2016

The Hopkins FFA Demonstration Team of Lexie Wilson, MaKenna Davis and Laura Velderman Friday won the state championship in the FFA Leadership contest at the Wharton Center at Michigan State University. Meanwhile, the Hopkins Ag Issues team of Rachael Velderman, Ashley Rodenheiser and Megan Heft earned runners-up honors at the...

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