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Visitation, funeral for Patt DeHaan, 57, both will be Tuesday

August 1, 2015

Patrice De Haan, 57, of Wayland, died Friday, July 31. Patt was born Sept. 25, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, to the Rev. Hubert and Barbara (Swartz) Sprik. A dairy farmer's wife, mother and grandmother, Patt drove bus for Wayland Union Schools and Hope Network, and was a secretary and grant...

No funeral service scheduled for Harvey Hoke, 76, of Cobb Lake

August 1, 2015

Harvey Hoke, 76, died of cancer at his home on Cobb Lake Wednesday. Hoke was born in Grand Rapids on March 15, 1939, to Lois (Murray) and Earl Hoke He is survived by his loving companion of 23 years Joan Kammeraad of Kalamazoo; his sons John Hoke of Dayton, Ohio...

‘Get Moving’ Tuesday to highlight free summer meals week

August 1, 2015

Northern Physical Therapy will have a “Get Moving” family fitness event at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Steeby Elementary to highlight this coming week’s summer free lunch program. The fitness event, which also will include activities and contests, will be followed by a free lunch for youngsters under 18 years of...

Columns

Army Bob: It’s always easier to blame Bush, but not solve problem

August 1, 2015

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s discuss the way President Barack Obama and the good folks on the left look at a problem. When asked what is to be done with the threat of ISIS/ISIL in the Middle East, President Obama answered that we inherited this problem from the George W....

Head Martin grid coach steps down, will remain as assistant

July 31, 2015

Travis Farris, the coach who guided the Martin High School football team last fall and oversaw the end of a 56-game losing streak, will not be back at the helm this season. Farris, who in his first season as head coach led the Clippers to a 2-7 overall record, will...

Dorr woman, 23, sustains non-life threatening injuries in crash

July 31, 2015

Heather Hill, 23, or Dorr, sustained non-life threatening injuries in a fatal traffic accident in the Kalamazoo area Thursday. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies said John Porn, 18, of Mattawan, was driving west on KL Avenue when ran a stop sign and into the path of a northbound SUV driven by...

Democracy Tree: Is State Rep. Gamrat a friend to child safety?

July 31, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin As the bereaved family of an 11-year old Antrim County boy — the fifth child to lose his life in Michigan this year due to an unintentional gun shot wound — prepares to lay his innocent soul to rest, a 9-year old Saginaw youth remains hospitalized...

Public hearing slated for Aug. 12 on ‘Lake Residential District’

July 31, 2015

The Leighton Township Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Leighton District Library, 4451 Twelfth St., Moline, to take comments on proposed amendments to the township zoning ordinance and zoning map. The proposed changes will create an “LR-Lake Residential District” by incorporating...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Protest songs dwell in the dust bin of history

July 30, 2015

“WAR! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.” Edwin Starr’s No. 1 hit song in late summer 1970 would not make the pop music charts today. And it was almost 50 years ago that Barry McGuire hit No. 1 with “The Eve of Destruction.” Just like “War,” I submit it...

Corey LaValley bound over in Dorr Twp. triple homicide, arson

July 30, 2015

Corey LaValley, 32, of Dorr, was bound over Thursday to Circuit Court trial by Allegan County District Judge William Baillargeon on three open murder charges, arson and felonious use of a firearm. LaValley was charged with three counts of murder, second-degree arson and felony firearms for killing a woman and...

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