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Wayland officer’s work leads to child predator’s guilty plea

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Mark Riemersma A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges he posed as a prince to try to lure an Allegan County boy over Instagram The man’s capture was the result of an investigation by Wayland police officer Mark Riemersma and involved a 12-year-old Wayland boy. Riemersma identified...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 10, 1994 Hopkins residents told the Village Council they are anxious and angry about lack of police protection after Police Chief Ed Wedge was sidelined by a broken ankle and officer...
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Dorr Twp. Library millage request defeated by 100 votes

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The Dorr Township Library request for a one-mill levy for 10 years was defeated at the polls Tuesday by a count of 629 to 529. The results, a margin of 54 to 46 percent, leave the Library Board scrambling for some way to keep the facility open because the current...
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Former WHS teacher, coach, AD Richard Akers dies at 79

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Former Wayland High School teacher, coach and athletic director Richard L. Akers died Friday, Aug. 2, in Sallislaw, Okla. He was born on June 23, 1940, in Shelbyville, to Mildred (Fleser) Bastian and Jesse He married Robin Lee Barker on June 29, 1974, in Greenville. He had a master’s degree...
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Ranger Rick: Gun control response won’t control killing

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The last few days have been difficult to say the least.  Killings in El Paso and Dayton, death of a local  fellow citizen I've known for some time and a few other people lately who have passed — all serve to realize life is precious and at times fleeting. I...
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Missing Hopkins 15-year-old girl found safe in Rhode Island

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Gracie Hewartson, the 15-year-old Hopkins girl reported missing since last Friday has been found safe and in reasonable health in Warwick, Rhode Island. WMXI-TV Channel 17 reported she was found Tuesday afternoon with a 43-year-old man she met on line through Instagram. The man, was arrested by police in connection with...
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Hopkins teen may have met up with Instagram male friend

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Authorities are reporting they believe Gracie Hewartson, the 15-year-old Hopkins girl who has been reported missing since last Friday, disappeared after meeting a man she had been chatting with on social media. Hewartson, who was last seen at about 3:30 p.m. Friday, had been chatting with a man on Instagram, Gracie's friends...
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Austin Marsman: What I saw at the Democratic debates

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by Austin Marsman It’s true, I was one of the people to receive tickets for the Democratic Presidential debates in Detroit last week. It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. Free tickets also came with free lodging. One of my good friends, Andrew, opened his home to me and...
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Former Road Commission employee Paul Straus dies at 80

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Paul Steven Straus, age 80, of Martin, died Saturday, Aug. 3. Paul, son of Clarence and Mildred (Kuhtic) Straus, worked for many years for the Allegan County Road Commission. He is survived by his brother, Clarence (Marie) Straus; nephews Ralph Straus and David (Cindy) Straus; niece, Janet (Paul) Ritenburgh; great-nephews...
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Services set for Friday for Dawn Shoemaker of Hopkins

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Dawn M. Shoemaker, aged 86, of Hopkins, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and more, died Friday, Aug. 2, in Wyoming. Dawn was born June 3, 1933 to Robert M. and Lelah M. Pillsbury, Sr. in Albion. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. John Shoemaker; daughter-in-law, Sharon Shoemaker;...
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