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Services Saturday for Ricky Doud, age 64

Ricky Doud, age 64, died Tuesday, Dec. 24. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Debrah Doud; children Lori Schulz, Jessica (Matt Zawila) Trinklein, Brandon (Tori) Doud; grandchildren…

Editor December 27, 2024

Columns

Yes It’s True: Only we can prevent fatal crashes

I hear tell seat belt use by motorists has decreased for the second year in a row. Fewer and fewer people, it seems, think they’re necessary. At the same time,…

Editor December 26, 2024

Community Notices

Boat fires reported at Gun Lake Marina today

Fires on several boats in the outdoor storage area at Gun Lake Marina & Rentals, 2422 Patterson Road, were reported today just before 7 a.m. Michigan State Police and Martin,…

Editor December 26, 2024

Columns

Army Bob: Bureaucrats are making our laws

by Robert M. Traxler Trump v. The Administrative State, or the Swamp if you prefer. The battle lines are drawn, and the media is squarely on the side of the…

Editor December 26, 2024

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 27, 1999 Allegan County officials are predicting a lot of suburban…

Editor December 25, 2024

Columns

King & I: Technology only makes an aging me tired

by Phyllis McCrossin I think I’m pretty tired. I realized this when I looked at some old Facebook posts and realized just 10 short years ago I was working as…

Editor December 24, 2024

Obituaries

Service will be Jan. 3 in Dorr for Karilyn Jackson

Karilyn Jackson, died Thursday, Dec. 19, Karilyn was 74 years old, born Feb. 27, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa. As a child growing up in Des Moines, she had many…

Editor December 24, 2024

Sports

Colin Weber to transfer, play football at Rutgers

Colin Weber Former Hopkins High School football and basketball standout Colin Weber has announced he will use the transfer portal to play his final college football season for Rutgers. Weber,…

Editor December 23, 2024

Obituaries

Funeral is Dec. 30 for Kevin Krotz of Hopkins

Kevin Gene Krotz, 64, of Hopkins, died Saturday, Dec. 21, at University of Michigan Health West. Born April 20, 1960, in Allegan, he was the son of the late Robert…

Editor December 23, 2024

Obituaries

WHS valedictorian. Class of 1956, dies in Shelby

Word has been received of the death of Deanne Oswald Stankey, Wayland High School valedictorian for the Class of 1956. She was 87. She was a resident of Shelby and…

Editor December 23, 2024