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Dorr Twp. Library millage request defeated by 100 votes
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…
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Former WHS teacher, coach, AD Richard Akers dies at 79
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…
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Ranger Rick: Gun control response won’t control killing
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…
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Missing Hopkins 15-year-old girl found safe in Rhode Island
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…
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Hopkins teen may have met up with Instagram male friend
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.…
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Austin Marsman: What I saw at the Democratic debates
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…
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Former Road Commission employee Paul Straus dies at 80
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…
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Services set for Friday for Dawn Shoemaker of Hopkins
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…
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Firefighters limit Wayland Livestock Auction damage
The Livestock Auction House just north of the Wayland city limits caught fire this morning, but quick action by the Wayland and Leighton Fire Departments confined the damage to the…
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Yes, It’s True: Jeff Salisbury’s legacy is love, respect, integrity
…And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep." — Kenny Rogers, “The Gambler” "The greatest thing you will ever learn, is to love and…