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Celebration of Life for Troy Glascott, 53, will be Aug. 11

July 27, 2018

Longtime Hopkins resident Troy Lee Henry Glascott, a 1983 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Tuesday, July 24. He was 53. Troy enjoyed fast motor sports, especially snowmobiling and motorcycling, also hunting, fishing, mushrooming, cooking, camping and time with family and friends. He enjoyed being a master craftsman in autobody...

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley’s moral stand has cost him dearly

July 27, 2018

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. There have been many troubling developments in Campaign 2018 thus far, and perhaps one of the most striking is the tragic story of Lt. Gov. Brian Calley committing political suicide...

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Army Bob: Democratic socialists really are a tiny minority

July 26, 2018

Well, it is time for me to beat the drum of anti-socialism once again. You may think this is an obsession, but the American Constitution is important to me; I and millions of others have taken an oath, one that never expires, to support and defend it, and it cannot...

Dorr Township bickering continues, but decisions made

July 26, 2018

"What mighty contests arise from trivial things." — Alexander Pope "It ain't very good, but it sure is interesting." — Detroit Pistons scout Will Robinson John Tuinstra A couple of seemingly simple requests were approved overwhelmingly by Dorr Township Board members Thursday night, but not without much wailing and gnashing...

Gerald Lynn Rake dies Tuesday at age 85

July 26, 2018

Gerald Lynn Rake, age 85, died Tuesday, July 24. He is survived by his wife, Lila, of 66 years; children, Luann (Bruce) Witherell, Lynn Ann (Scott) Pierce, Lorie Rake (Dave), Lonnie Rake; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; many siblings, nieces, nephews and friends. Lynn retired from Menasha in 1993....

Marie Beck, formerly of Dorr, dies at 92 in North Carolina

July 26, 2018

Marie Kathryn (Steffes) Beck, age 92, Chapel Hill NC, formerly of Dorr, died Monday, July 23. Marie was devoted to her family and her Catholic faith. She was a long-time member of the St. Stanislaus Altar Rosary Society. She loved to sew and to read and she was one of...

Service is Monday in Dorr for accident victim Bill Hall, 89

July 26, 2018

William “Bill” Hall, age 89, of Dorr, did Monday, July 23, asa a result of a traffic accident in Byron Township He was born at home in Van (Emmet County), MI on Oct. 23, 1928, the sixth child of Howard and Bessie (Edmonds) Hall. Bill often mused that the town...

I endorse approval of virtually all Aug. 7 ballot proposals

July 25, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Every other year we voters seem to come across local millage proposals that almost always involve police, fire and roads. In nearly all of these exercises, I very rarely come out in opposition. The reason...

Bygone Days: A look back at the history of NE Allegan County

July 25, 2018

25 Years Ago — July 28, 1993 Julie DeBoer was abruptly terminated as director of the Allegan County Emergency 911 program by the Board of Commissioners. She received about $25,000 in severance compensation. Board Chairman David Babbitt would not say why she was ousted, but inside sources said officials were...

Dorr man, 89, killed in traffic crash in Byron Township

July 25, 2018

William Hall, 89, of Dorr, was killed in a traffic crash Monday afternoon in Byron Township. Kent County Sheriff’s authorities said Hall was driving southbound on Clyde Park Avenue just before 4 p.m. when he failed to yield the right of way to a pickup truck coming from the west...

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