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Service will be Friday for Joan Heslinga of Hopkins
Joan Marie Heslinga, 76 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Nov. 12, at her home. Born Sept. 1, 1947, in New London, CT, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Sr.…
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Funeral will be Saturday for Marion Drewyor of Martin
Marion Drewyor died Tuesday, Nov.14, at her home in Martin. She was 83. She was born Aug. 31, 1940, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Daniel and Janet (Nye) Wright. Marion…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) The old gas station at the corner of 30th Street and 128th Avenue. 25 Years Ago…
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Former Hopkins football star top receiver at college
Colin Weber Hopkins High School graduate Colin Weber this season had 117 receiving yards in a game against the University of Memphis, setting a school record for the University of…
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Fire breaks out in yard next to Shelbyville Garage
This fire was reported Tuesday evening near the intersection of 124th Avenue and 10th Street, Shelbyville. Witnesses said the blaze broke out in the yard next to the Shelbyville Garage.…
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Gun Lake Tribe wins $56 million EPA water loan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $56 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians' Utility Authority, also known…
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Mass of Christian burial Monday for Del Steffes, 87
Delbert “Del” Steffes, age 87 of Dorr, died Monday Nov. 13. Del was a United States Army veteran, a member of the Knights of Columbus and a Teamster. He enjoyed…
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Jim Kotrba’s celebration of life will be held Nov. 25
The celebration of life for Jim Kotrba will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Wayland VFW Post on South Main Street. Kotrba, a 1966…
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Shelbyville native Russell Culver dies at age 91
Russell Culver died at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell Friday, Nov. 10. Growing up on a Shelbyville farm, he established a strong work ethic (as well as a grand champion steer);…
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O-K Conference to lose 7 member schools next year
The O-K Conference, one of the largest and most powerful athletic leagues in all of Michigan, will lose seven member schools starting in the fall of 2024. Wayland Schools Supt.…