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Celebration of life is Feb. 11 for Sandra Breen, 70
Sandra Breen, age 70, died Saturday, Jan. 21. She was born June 6, 1952. Sandra was a loving mother and wife who also had a heart for the special education…
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Deputy supervisor budget issue prompts Dorr debate
Digital Camera Dorr Township Trustee Chandler Stanton took Supervisor Jeff Miling to task Thursday evening for overspending on the budget for deputy supervisor. Stanton, during a budget review discussion, asked…
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Terri Wisser retiring as Hopkins volleyball coach
Terri Wisser has decided to retire as Hopkins High School varsity volleyball coach, a position she has held since 1990. The Hopkins High School athletic web site today announced the…
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Army Bob: What’s Hunter Biden’s role in documents?
by Robert M. Traxler “On Jan. 20, 2023, the FBI executed a planned, consensual search of the President's residence in Wilmington, Delaware," said Joseph D. Fitzpatrick, an assistant U.S. attorney…
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No service slated for Terry Hoeve, former local man
Terry Glenn Hoeve died at home Saturday, Jan. 21, just shy of his 79th birthday. He was born Jan. 26, 1944, to the late Lambert and V. Lavern (Brown) Hoeve,…
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Surging Wildcats upend undefeated Kenowa Hills
Aydin Tolliver rolled a 267 and a 233 and Izzy Botwinski a 214 for the Wildcat bowling team against Kenowa Hills Wednesday. The surging Wayland High School boys' bowling team…
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‘Blithe Spirit’ to be offered Feb. 2-4 at Fine Arts Center
Meet Elvira, Charlie’s dead ex-wife who has been brought back to the mortal plain as an apparition! She prominently appears in "Blithe Spirit!," with shows from 3 to 5 p.m.…
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Funeral for Wayne Krotz, 65, planned for Friday
Wayne Andrew Krotz, 65 of Hopkins, died Monday, Jan. 23. Born Dec.10, 195,7 in Allegan, he was the son of the late Robert and Geraldine (Grauman) Krotz and the husband…
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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 Michigan Railway Company began service on its 50-mile interurban line between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo…
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Successful fund-raiser yields WAEMS equipment
Wayland Area Emergency Medical Services (WAEMS) started a T-shirt/sweat shirt fund-raiser for a new 15 lead monitor/defibrillator. A few local businesses heard about it and made donations and more businesses joined in the…