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Hopkins community prayer ceremony is Saturday evening
A community prayer ceremony in response to recent sad events in Hopkins is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 22, in the downtown park by the fire…
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Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday for Charles LaRoche
Charles Wayne LaRoche, 80, of Dorr, died Monday, March 16. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Ruth; his sons Edward (Donna) LaRoche, Eric (Sherri) LaRoche; his…
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Dorr Ranch residents bring complaints about developer
Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner Tuesday evening agreed to ask Professional Code Inspections to look into complaints by residents of the Dorr Ranch development off 12th Street. Several…
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Verizon cell phone communications tower OK’d in Dorr Twp.
The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a special use request from Verizon Wireless to construct a communications cell tower on 20th Street. Approval was granted after a public…
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Civil rights complaint filed against Wayland school district
Former Wayland Board of Education member Shelly Salisbury Whitley has filed a Title IX civil rights complaint against the Wayland School District. She and her husband, Aaron, both Wayland High…
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Ranger Rick: You can’t hide your lying eyes, Hillary Clinton
Forget your political associations and history, just use your judgment in observing and interpreting body language – it’s pretty simple. Just think of your child when he or she is…
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Cindi’s Boutique featured on FOX-17’s ‘Smart Shopper’
Cindi Sebring, owner of Cindi's Boutique, 130 W. Superior St., will be featured at 9 a.m. Thursday in a Fox-17 television segment "Smart Shopper." Sebring said her consignment store is…
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Wayland schools opt out of early college program, for now
The Wayland Board of Education has instructed Superintendent Norman Taylor to tell the Allegan Area Education Services Association it will pass for now on participating in in a special early…
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Funeral will be Thursday for Breanna McPhall, 14, of Hopkins
Breanna Page McPhall, 14, of Hopkins, died Saturday, March 14. Breanna was born May 10, 2000, in Petoskey, the daughter of Wayne and Barb (Page) McPhall. Breanna attended Life Change…
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Former Hopkins woman Angeline Thomas passes at 72
Angeline Ruth (Vander Kolk) Thomas, age 72, of Byron Center, formerly of Hopkins, died Monday, March 16, after a long struggle with M.S. She is survived by her husband of…