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Petition drive started to appoint Dorr Parks Board

Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin Wednesday evening announced there is a petition drive that has been launched to change the way members of Parks Commission are chosen. Under current rules,…

Editor June 24, 2020

Articles

Dorr Twp. road, fire millage plans explained at forum

A hastily called political forum Wednesday night at the Dorr Township Hall attempted to focus on two important local millage requests in the Aug. 4 primary election. Retiring Township Treasurer…

Editor June 24, 2020

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 — June 28, 1995 A study by Michigan State Police shows that 53…

Editor June 24, 2020

Community Notices

Dorr Twp. primary election forum will be Wednesday

A Dorr Township election forum will he held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at the Dorr Township Hall The purpose is to enable Dorr voters to ask questions about…

Editor June 23, 2020

Obituaries

Celebration of life Saturday set for Jody McDowell, 54

A celebration of life memorial service is planned for Saturday, June 27, for Jody "Squatch" McDowell at 3570 28th St. Hopkins. McDowell died Saturday, June 13. He was 54. Gates…

Editor June 23, 2020

Columns

Ranger Rick: Chicago still the ‘sh*t hole of Midwest’

Over Father's Day, Chicago had a surreal 104 people shot, 14 of them fatally. Where was Black Lives Matter when I presume the overwhelming majority of these shootings were on…

Editor June 23, 2020

Articles

Martin also prepares for difficult school budget year

Martin, just like Wayland and Hopkins school systems, is anticipating a difficult fiscal year financially in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Samantha Ball, who handles payroll and per-pupil funding…

Editor June 22, 2020

Obituaries

‘Dorr Playground Lady’ Dorothy Groters dies at 85

Dorothy Groters, age 85, of Dorr, died Sunday, June 21. Dorothy served 23 years in the Wayland Union School district and was affectionately known as the Dorr Elementary School playground…

Editor June 22, 2020

Columns

Dad’s words of wisdom recalled for Father’s Day

by Phyllis McCrossin Pearls of wisdom from my father: "You mustn't be angry." — I can still hear those words from my father. It was one of his favorite lines…

Editor June 22, 2020

Columns

Grandma, 94, made a mean, tasty German Potato Salad

by Kathy Hamman Miller My grandmother was born in 1900 and lived to be 94 years of age. One of my favorite story memories of her was that she and…

Editor June 22, 2020