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Visitation Saturday in Hopkins for Barbara Roxbury, 81
Barbara Roxbury, 81, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at her home. Born July 1, 1937 in Holland, she was the daughter of the late Harry Raymond and Florence…
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Memorial service is Tuesday evening for Colleen Sanchez
Colleen Sanchez, age 46, died Sunday, May 26. She is survived by her husband Joe Sanchez; children Gene, Alexis, Haley, Jaiden, Jenna, Connor, Jayden, Layla, Gabriella, Charl, Logan and Brighton;…
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Martin/Delton golf team competing in Division 3 state meet
The Martin/Delton Kellogg varsity golf team will be competing today and Saturday in the state Division 3 golf championships at Ferris State University. The group, coached by Jim Hogoboom, qualified…
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Sesquicentennial year adds to Dorr 4th of July celebration
This summer’s Dorr Fourth of July celebration will be a week-long affair, from Sunday, June 30, through Saturday, July 6, because the township will observing its 150th anniversary. “The Fourth…
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Army Bob: Why don’t Green New Deal backers speak up?
by Robert M. Traxler To all the supporters of the Green New Deal: where are you? After four columns, not one supporter has posted a comment in defense of the…
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Dorr Township deadlocks on vote to drop MTA membership
The Dorr Township Board Thursday night came within one vote of not renewing its membership in the Michigan Townships Association. The board was deadlocked 3-3 on paying this year’s bill…
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County Commission candidate Kathryn Bamberg dies at 60
Allegan County Commisioner (District 3) candidate Kathryn Bamberg, 60, died Tuesday, May 29, in Williamsburg. Bamberg last fall was a Democratic candidate to be commissioner from a district that included the…
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Wayland High School library also is getting a facelift for fall
The Wayland Union Schools' bond issue a year and a half ago is funding the middle school addition for sixth grade and construction of new tennis courts, but it also…
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Wayland Middle School relay team captures 1st in 2 races
The Wayland Middle School 4x200-meter relay team has struck again. Ava Makowski, Elliot Antel, Faith Rollandini and Kayla Baar again broke their school record of 1:54.30 and captured first place Wednesday…
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Memorial service delayed for Ralph Long, 59, of Wayland
Ralph Donald Long, Jr., 59, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 16, at The Laurels of Sandy Creek. Born Dec. 30, 1959, in Mississippi, he was the son of the late…