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Services for Irwin Hazen, 51, of Hopkins, scheduled for Friday
Irwin T. Hazen, age 51, of Hopkins died Thursday, Oct. 29. Irwin was born on April 3, 1964, in Allegan to Thomas and Sharon (Thompson) Hazen. Irwin was a hard…
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Monday Moanin: Should we keep or ditch Daylight Savings Time?
By JeffreyLSalisbury@gmail.com Sleeping for eight, rolling my clock back one, does not mean I got nine hours of sleep Each spring and fall the Lakota Nation posts this proverb on…
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Democracy Tree: Voter’s guide to November 2015, 2016 ballots
Nov. 3, 2015 — A slow day at the polling place. Not so next year. Learn what to expect. by Amy Kerr Hardin With just a few short days…
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Barry Hastings: You gotta love this game of fast-pitch softball
A tale by Barry Hastings As I've said a time or two, I was extremely lucky with the first three fast-pitch softball teams I coached on the "small" diamond. The…
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Daughter of Wayland’s greatest bowler to co-coach sport at WHS
The daughter of Wayland’s greatest bowler has decided to be co-coach this year for the Wayland High School girls’ and boys’ bowling teams. Sherry Rybiski Miklusicak, whose dad, Frank Rybiski,…
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Funeral Tuesday for Dave Hoffman, 54, semi-truck crash victim
David Leon Hoffman, 54, of Shelbyville, died in a traffic crash Thursday, Oct. 29, while operating the semi-truck he loved in Grant County Indiana. He was born July 31, 1961,…
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Former Dick’s Market building may turn into Ace Hardware store
The old Dick's Market building inside the Hillside Mall on 142 Avenue in Dorr soon may have a tenant. Matthew Janrog of Cedar Springs has been working extensively on securing…
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Don’t be fooled by misleading TV ads about energy efficiency
Legislators in Lansing are considering a dangerous proposal being pushed by utility companies that would increase electricity costs for Michigan families and businesses. State Senator Mike Nofs and State Representative…
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Ex-Wildcat coach Diorio enjoying Benton Harbor playoff adventure
It was just about a year that Jerry Diorio gave up the head football coaching position at Wayland and it was just a couple of months ago he began his…
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Does it always have to rain for Halloween? It was wet and wild
Somebody on Facebook Saturday afternoon asked, "Why does it always rain on Halloween? It probably doesn't, but seems that way. Trick-or-treaters were fewer in number as temperatures hovered in the…