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Allegan County’s COVID-19 death toll number now 6
The number of cases of the COVID-19 virus in Allegan County has been confirmed at 197 as of Friday afternoon and the number of reported deaths has risen to six.…
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Yes It’s True: John Tuinstra is Dorr’s ‘Mr. Hypocrisy’
For an editorial writer like me, Dorr Township Board Trustee John Tuinstra presents the gift that keeps on giving. Anyone who has read Townbroadcast for a spell understands that I’ve…
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Army Bob: Use of masks helps liberate us from home
by Robert M. Traxler To mask up or not to mask up is the question we are all faced with in the latest pandemic in my lifetime. The SARS, Asian…
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WHS Class of 2020 honored in special parade for grads
The Wayland High School Class of 2020 was supposed to graduate Thursday evening, so the Grad Bash members decided, in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, to have a special…
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Guest Column: Absentee voting – Is it right for you?
by Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis, Leighton Township Clerk First, I am neither an advocate for or against the issue. My mission is to provide some clarification for voters. It is up…
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Coronavirus takes former Hopkins businesswoman
Norma Louise (Butler) Kerber, 82 of Hopkins, died of the Coronavirus Tuesday, May 19, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming. Born May 2, 1938 in Orangeville Township, she was the…
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Top academic WHS Class of 2020 grads announced
Wayland Union Schools has announced its top academic graduates for the Class of 2020, with grade point averages of 4.0 and higher (Summa Cum Laude) • Jamie Murray will attend the…
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Dorr Twp. Plan Commission OKs 2 special use requests
The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday in a virtual meeting approved two requests for special use permits. One was a request from Black Gold Transport Inc. to construct and operate…
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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) 25 Years Ago — May 24, 1995 Letter carriers Matt Gilbert and Renee Chachulski were featured…
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Monterey Twp. plans virtual Memorial Day ceremony
While most area communities have canceled their Memorial Day parades and ceremonies, Monterey Township plans do its observances via the virtual route. Supervisor Henry Reinart said citizens can go to…