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Hopkins FFA plant sale, chicken BBQ scheduled

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The Hopkins High School chapter of the FFA will have its perennial plant sale Thursday through Saturday and chicken barbecue Saturday afternoon and evening. The plant sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 7, and from...
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Students ‘Zoom’ chat with Russian exchange student

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Former Wayland High School foreign exchange student Alina Polyakova spent time with the sociology class this past week via Zoom, discussing world travel and the more than 40 cultures she has lived in and visited. She taught the class some key phrases in the five different languages she speaks and...
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‘Springcoming’ king and queen announced for WHS

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Paige Keena and Cooper Sidebotham were crowned Springcoming King and Queen at Wayland High School this past week. This event replaced the annual Snowcoming, which was canceled this winter because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Allegan County’s Covid deaths increase by 2 to 130

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Two new deaths from the Coronavirus this week have been reported by the Allegan County Health Department, bringing the total to 130 since the pandemic began more than 13 months ago. However data released by the Health Department Friday afternoon showed the seven-day new case daily average has decreased from...
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Has the Clark gas station in Martin gone ‘belly up?’

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A “state car” appeared at the Clark gasoline station in downtown Martin Tuesday morning, prompting many local folks on Facebook to speculate whether the longtime local the business may be going belly up. Jeff Stevens, posted in the Martin Pride Facebook group, “So, has the Clark Station gasped its last...
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Lack of rain again causing local fire danger to increase

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Area fire departments are sounding the alarm about dry conditions for the second time this spring, noting the dangers of grass fires are high again. Lack of rain was noted in late March and early t his month, and conditions since have not only failed to improve, but deteriorated.
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Caleb Tucker of Hopkins FFA wins 2 state awards

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Stephanie Harvey Hopkins High School junior Caleb Tucker has been named only a state proficiency winner and the top outstanding junior in the state for the Michigan FFA. He is shown here with FFA advisor Jessica Couch. Stephanie Harvey, a senior at Hopkins, has completed her year of service as...
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Six pickleball courts to be installed at Curly Cone

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Curly Cone, located in the Yankee Springs/Gun Lake area, will have a ground-breaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 6, for a pickleball facility that includes six courts. This project was started 19 months ago by Phyllis Wordhouse and Ken Pechumer, first trying to locate the courts at a local...
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Allegan County Covid case numbers may be slowing

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The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has spread from China. Coronavirus cell. Vector illustration Is the recent spike in in Covid-19 viral cases slowing down in Allegan County? Data released by the County Health Department suggests improving trends in number of cases over the past week, though some other statistics haven’t been...
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Dorr family of 4 needs help after fire destroys house

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Fire destroyed the Dorr Township home of Hillary and Josh Piskun. Local fire officials say the home and contents are a total loss, but the couple and two children were able to escape safely. The family needs clothing, food and some temporary items to help them get through being homeless...
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