Category: Community Notices

GoFundMe established for area teen killed in crash

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The teen-ager who was killed last Thursday in a Barry County traffic crash was the brother of a Hopkins woman and a GoFundMe page has been established for his family. Zacharee C. Mason, 17, of Hastings, was killed in the incident. He was out with friends and a deer jumped...
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Internet, cell phone service outages repaired in area

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Widespread cell phone and Internet outages have been reported in northeast Allegan County Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department posted on Facebook information that fiber had been cut, negatively impacting Martin-area residents who wanted to use the emergency 911 call service. Posted on Facebook this afternoon was, “At 2:12pm...
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Area departments handling fire today at Moline Mill

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The Leighton Township Fire Department, along with Dorr, Yankee Springs and Wayland Ladder No. 1 are currently working a silo fire at Moline Mill. Further details are not available yet.
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Missing local man found safe, staying with family

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The family of Frank Sprague, 57, has announced that he has been found safe and alive Sunday after a frantic community search. Sprague failed to show up Saturday for a family event and was last seen at the Gun Lake Casino Friday night and later Friday night at Uccello’s restaurant...
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Local man is missing since Friday at Gun Lake Casino

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The family of Frank Sprague, 57, is asking for the public's help in locating the local man who was last seen Friday night at the Gun Lake Casino. If you live in or around the area, please check your outdoor cameras. A spokesperson said, "As you are driving around today,...
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Ribbon cutting held for Watson recreation park

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A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Seven Generations recreational park in Watson Township was held Saturday morning at the corner of M-222 and 16th Street. Local politicians showed in droves for the photo opportunity. At left is Watson Township Supervisor Kevin Travis putting scissors to work on the ribbon.
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Martin Hardware closing its doors after 70 years

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Martin Hardware will begin a store closing Monday, Oct. 31, after being in business for 70 years. The downtown Martin business was founded by former Fire Chief Everett “Gil” Gilson in 1952 and then taken over by Dona and Jodie Gilson in 2014 after his death in an ORV accident...
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Hopkins 1 of 25 schools to win electric buses grant

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The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $1 billion grant for school districts across the country to purchase electric (or clean) school buses – and Hopkins is one of 25 Michigan districts selected during the first round of the grant. Hopkins will receive $1.185 million for three new electric buses...
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Local schools employee now faces federal charges

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A Jenison man who worked as a tech employee for Wayland Union schools now faces federal as well as state charges of producing and sharing child pornography. Michael John Batt, 35, now has been charged by federal and state authorities with two counts of producing child porn, four counts of...
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Hopkins Village veterans memorial gets a makeover

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The Hopkins Village Council issued an official thank-you to Bob Larr, Dan Kisner and staff from the local Department of Public Works for giving a makeover to the to the Hopkins Veterans Memorial in the downtown park next to the library. "Thank you for all your (and all those who...
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