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No Allegan County Covid deaths in more than a week

No one connected with Allegan County died of the Coronavirus in the past two weeks, according to the County Health Department. Allegan County still has 118 deaths reported since the…

Editor March 12, 2021

Sports

Lady Vikings earn revenge against Calvin Christian

It had to be a satisfying experience Thursday evening for a Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team that's been struggling on the hardcourt this season. The Lady Vikings defeated O-K Silver…

Editor March 11, 2021

Community Notices

Stop, Drop & Play Arcade opens at South Main site

The Stop, Drop & Play Arcade officially is opening its doors Friday, March 12, in the building next door to the south of the Wayland VFW post on South Main…

Editor March 11, 2021

Articles

Leighton Township Board adopts 2021-22 FY budget

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening adopted the proposed general fund budget for fiscal year 2021-22, which officially begins April 1. Estimated revenues were set at 2,239,600, with expenditures at …

Editor March 11, 2021

Columns

Army Bob: Hell freezes over when the left bans books

by Robert M. Traxler What do the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the American Cancel Culture have in common? They both banned George Orwell’s "Animal Farm." It must be…

Editor March 11, 2021

Sports

Martin’s Carsen Young is multi-sports success story

Martin High School senior Carsen Young is carving an athletic history in more than just one sport. Young this week captured the individual championship in his weight division in the…

Editor March 11, 2021

Community Notices

Hopkins musical theater program needs financial help

The Hopkins School musical theater program needs help, according to spokeswoman Dee Dee Noble, because this year, in the midst of the pandemic, the program is being faced with many…

Editor March 11, 2021

Obituaries

Celebration of life for Missy Peckham is in this spring

Melissa “Missy” Ann Peckham died Saturday, March 6, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 53. Missy was born in Grand Rapids on Feb. 17, 1968, and grew up in…

Editor March 11, 2021

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 — March 13, 1996 The Monterey Township Planning Commission is considering recommending a…

Editor March 10, 2021

Obituaries

Military honors service set for former Dorr man, 90

Paul E. Heintzelman, Sr., age 90 of Paris, Mich., formerly of Dorr, died Monday, March 8, at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in White Cloud. Paul was born on Oct.…

Editor March 10, 2021