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Martin Reformed VBS collects 571 dish detergent bottles

by Austin Marsman Those attending Vacation Bible School at Martin Reformed Church this week collected 571 bottles of dish detergent for the Martin Area Resource Center. "Maker Fun Factory" taught…

Editor June 24, 2017

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A brief history of the ‘little stone house on Hopkins Road’

To the editor: More history of Knobloch Brothers Mobil Gas Station: A wooden outbuilding owned by the predecessor of the Basil Teed farm located about ½ mile west of the…

Editor June 22, 2017

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

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr). 25 Years Ago — June 24, 1992 Leighton and Dorr Township officials are exploring the possibility of…

Editor June 21, 2017

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Hopkins High School Alumni Association has 91st reunion

Attendance at the 91st annual Hopkins High School reunion Saturday was down a little bit, with 141 showing up for food, fellowship and reminiscing. Hopkins Alumni Association Secretary Lee Dale…

Editor June 18, 2017

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Finally! Clouds portend that a hard rain’s a gonna fall

Randy Maynard took this photo of the swirl of clouds over the overpass at U.S.-131 and 144th Avenue just north of Dorr on Wednesday evening. It wasn't long afterward that…

Editor June 14, 2017

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

25 Years Ago — June 17, 1992 Leighton Township Supervisor Dar VanderArk has outlined a proposal to fund road paving and improvement projects, very similar to the one used by…

Editor June 14, 2017

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Hopkins’ first-ever color run raises more than $3,000

Hopkins Public Schools Saturday held its first-ever My School Color Run, which is similar to the popular Color Run 5k, in which participants are sprayed with different colors as they…

Editor June 13, 2017

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Steeby Girls on the Run collect stuffed animals for cause

The Steeby Girls on the Run group coordinated a stuffed animal drive for area children affected by emergencies/trauma. Sergeant Mike Brown from the Allegan County Sheriff's Department picked up the…

Editor June 12, 2017

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

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 10, 1992 Former Globe Editor-Publisher Irvin P. Helmey, 75, died at Blodgett…

Editor June 7, 2017

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WHS senior Ashton Ingles wins honors at KIA show

Wayland Union High School senior Ashton Ingles earned top honors at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 35th annual High School Area Art Show for his artwork titled "Work in Progress:…

Editor June 6, 2017