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Lady Clippers move to 8-1 with victory at Coloma
The Martin girls' varsity basketball team improved its overall season record to 8-1 Monday night with a 37-30 triumph at Coloma in a makeup of a ballgame postponed by bad…
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Potential city land buyer wants ‘Nickels template’
An unnamed individual plans to make an offer on property in the Wayland Industrial Park, next to the Great Lakes Energy office on 133rd Avenue and is seeking a deal…
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Service Saturday for Karon Knobloch, 72, of Hopkins
Karon Elizabeth (Clegg) Knobloch, age 72, of Knobloch’s Corners died Monday, Feb. 4. She was born to the late Eugene and Imogean Clegg on May 8, 1946, in Allegan. Karon…
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Most Gun Lake Winterfest events Saturday, Feb. 16
Most of the annual Gun Lake Winterfest activities will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Yankee Springs State Park, but some of the events will get under way…
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Write It Right: Fifelski’s hasn’t bought Then & Now
Townbroadcast this past weekend published an editorial that included incorrect and misleading information. In an opinion piece about saving local history, the author incorrectly indicated that Fifelski's Marathon gas station…
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Will we give up our own history without a fight?
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “History? What do I care about history? I AM history.” — The joke about…
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One Small Voice: More nuanced abortion debate needed
When my husband and I had been married for four years, we decided it was time to start our family, because we’d been relocated from Pittsburgh to the Detroit area…
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Celebration of life Wednesday for Claude Pillars, 85
Claude E “Gump” Pillars, of Martin, age 85, died Friday, Feb. 1. Claude was a lifetime dairy farmer, who enjoyed spending his days outside on his farm and visiting with…
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Wildcats’ defense holds Byron Center to 28 points
Byron Center has been struggling on the hardcourt this season, and it showed Saturday night in its makeup ballgame at Wayland. The visiting Bulldogs, now 2-14 on the season overall,…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Belatedly, taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago —Feb. 2, 1994 A homeless couple, Al and Rose Mokma, has been…