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Hopkins, O-K Silver suffer bad playoffs opening night
It was a really awful night of football for the O-K Silver Conference Friday. None of the four teams in the league won its first-round playoff game. League champ Comstock…
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County Health Dept. says 33 Covid deaths in 2 months
The Allegan County Health Department has reported 33 deaths related to the Covid-19 virus in the last two months. The weekly statistical report said there were five more Coronavirius deaths…
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WHS Hallowed Halls Trunk or Treat dampened by rain
The Wayland High School chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) annual Hallowed Halls Trunk or Treat festival was a wet one Friday afternoon as a result of light, but…
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Culvert work to close road 3 days in Hopkins Township
The Allegan County Road Commission has announced a road closure on 22nd Street, north of 130th Avenue in Hopkins Township Monday, Nov. 1, to replace a culvert under the road.…
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Gun Lake, another tribe investing in 2 Holland firms
Two tribally-owned economic development companies, Waséyabek Development Company and Gun Lake Investments, have combined efforts to acquire a pair of operating companies in a first of its kind collaboration in…
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Two WMS students sing with regional honors choir
Two Wayland Middle School sixth-graders Elliana Clark (left) and Gracelynn Jorden, sang with the Michigan School Vocal Regional Honors Choir on Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Van Singel Fine Arts…
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Allegan County Dems back challenge to redistricting
The Allegan County Democratic Party is supporting a challenge to the proposed redistricting boundaries for the next decade, according to census figures recently released. The proposed districts have been redrawn…
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Hopkins High School grad sets world backflip record
Trey Collins, a 2020 Hopkins High School graduate, broke the Guinness World Record for the highest backflip Oct. 23, beating the previous record by several inches. An exercise science major at…
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Trick-or-treating here will be Sunday, except in Martin
Most villages, towns, townships, etc. in this area plan to observe Halloween trick-or-treating on Sunday from roughly 5 to 8 p.m., but Martin's will be Saturday evening, Oct. 30. Hopkins…
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Dorr Twp. Board rescinds bank statements action
The Dorr Township Board Thursday night voted to rescind its action last month to have bank statements included in board packets before their meetings. Board members had voted 4-3…