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Service will be Monday for McKenna Dutkiewicz, 21

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A "Meal Train" effort is being organized for the Dutkiewicz family in Gun Lake because if the sudden and unexpected death Monday night of McKenna Dutkiewicz, 21. A spokesperson on the site commented, "Our hearts are broken. We are reaching out to friends to help ease some of the pain...
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WHS grad is social worker at Family Justice Center

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Hannah Wykoski Wayland High School graduate Hannah Wykoski, daughter of Mr. and Mars. Robert Wykoski of Dorr, has joined the Family Justice Center of St. Joseph County as a social worker. Ms. Wykoski, who learned her craft at the University of Chicago Loyola, was a three-sport athletes, cross-country, track and...
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Kalamazoo man gets 32 to 50 for 2019 crime spree

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William Thomas Travis, 23,  of Kalamazoo, sentenced to 32 to 50 years in prison last week in Allegan County Circuit Court for a crime spree that included assault with intent to murder, carjacking and multiple home invasions near Martin, Wayland, Hopkins and in Manlius Township. Travis pleaded guilty to about a...
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Fire destroys house on Apollo Drive in Wayland

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Local firefighters were summoned to house fire on Apollo Drive in the City of Wayland Saturday and found the structure fully involved on arrival. Leighton Township Fire Department, paramedics from Wayland Area Emergency Services helped firefighters from Wayland/Yankee Springs Twp. Fire Department battle the blaze. The Hopkins Area Fire Department...
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Hopkins grad ceremony scheduled for July 24

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Hopkins Public Schools officials have decided to set in stone a graduation date for 7 p.m. Friday, July 24, for the Class of 2020. "Many factors went into this decision and we want students and families to have a date to count on," a district spokesperson said. "At this time, we...
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Gun Lake Casino set to reopen Monday, June 8

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The Gun Lake Casino and six other Michigan tribal casinos are planning to open before Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order expires June 12. “Just as the state consults health professionals and experts in various fields, we also have experts and professionals advising the tribes and guiding our efforts,” Bob Peters,...
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Schaendorf Cattle Co. now selling local ground beef

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The Town & Country Market on 124th Street and Patterson in Shelbyville today welcomed local ground beef from the Schaendorf Cattle Co. of Hopkins. Because of many recent reports of a shortage of meat as a result of health issues at packaging plants, some folks have been calling for buying...
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Allegan County’s COVID-19 death toll number now 6

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The number of cases of the COVID-19 virus in Allegan County has been confirmed at 197 as of Friday afternoon and the number of reported deaths has risen to six. The death toll had been only two as of earlier this week. The Allegan County Health Department urges all citizens...
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WHS Class of 2020 honored in special parade for grads

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Along the parade route near downtown. The Wayland High School Class of 2020 was supposed to graduate Thursday evening, so the Grad Bash members decided, in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, to have a special parade for the graduating seniors on West Superior Street to East Superior to Wildcat...
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Monterey Twp. plans virtual Memorial Day ceremony

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While most area communities have canceled their Memorial Day parades and ceremonies, Monterey Township plans do its observances via the virtual route. Supervisor Henry Reinart said citizens can go to https://tinyurl.com/y7fvexn6 to get in to watch the services, which will get under way Monday, May 25.
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