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Dorr likely to join Martin Twp. vs. pot businesses

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Terry Rios The recreational marijuana ballot proposal in the Nov. 6 general election was passed statewide, but local municipalities already are showing they want nothing to do with allowing the sale, cultivation and distribution of pot within their borders. Dorr Township appears poised to be the latest local unit of...
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Dorr Plan Commission OKs new warehouse, rezoning

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PCI's Eric Thompson explains the rezoning request from Award Enterprises. A huge new warehouse is expected to begin construction at the northwest corner of 12th Street and 142nd Avenue after site plan approval for the building project was approved Tuesday night by the Dorr Township Planning Commission. The commission also...
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Ranger Rick: The avoidable tragedy of Calif. wildfires

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On Nov. 8, the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. high voltage line near Poe Dam malfunctioned and started a fire in the early morning. A captain of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection looked across the dam to the river canyon and saw a 10-acre fire on the...
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Deer hunting season increases car-deer accidents

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The Allegan County Sheiff's Department is reporting this week that deputies have been busy with car vs. deer accidents. A spokesman said, "So far this month, we've taken 89 car vs. deer accidents (as of Nov. 15). In October, we took 92; and in November of 2017, we took a...
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Funeral set for Friday for Donald Loew, 74, of Dorr

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Donald Edwin Loew, 74, of Dorr, died Friday, Nov. 16. Born July 23, 1944, in Allegan, he was the son of Paul M. and Thelma C. (Mulliken) Loew and was the husband of Janice (Engelsman) Loew. He had been a member of the Allegan Seventh Day Adventist Church since he...
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Service will be Saturday for WHS grad Chuck Gardner

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Charles Henry Gardner, age 69, a 1967 graduate of Wayland High School, died Sunday, Nov. 18. Chuck served his country in the Army National Guard. He is survived by his daughter, Heidi (Bill) Wilhoit, grandchildren, Megan and Bill, Jr.; his mother, Esther Scherer; brothers and sisters, Bob (Theresa) Scherer, Judy...
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One Small Voice: Dining set tells Thanksgiving history

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The massive, Victorian dining room furniture had been in the house at the Jersey shore since the house was bought in 1940, but the furniture actually dated from the 1920s, when Grandpa and Grandma Richards were married and furnished their first house in Newark. It consisted of a dining table...
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City Council student rep. selection process to change

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John Sloan Abe Garcia The Wayland City Council has agreed to change the way the student representative is selected every year to represent Wayland High School. Because a student representative still hasn't been chosen for the 2018-19 academic year, Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Antel suggested that eligibility no longer be...
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Smith, Haveman earn Mark Arnsman scholarships

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The last two winners of the annual Mark Arnsman Memorial Scholarship award, Nolan Smith (left) and Ryan Haveman (right are shown here with Lee Dale (Pete) and Peggy Rose Arnsman. The Hopkins varsity football squad was honored at the conclusion of its 9-2 season that included the O-K Silver Conference...
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Presley Hudson owns CMU assists, 3s career records

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Presley Hudson, with CMU coach Sue Gueverra and her parents. Presley Hudson, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, was honored Saturday for becoming central Michigan University's all-time leader in assists and three-point field goals. She was acclaimed in a ceremony before the Chippewas defeated Western Kentucky 108-90, a contest...
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