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Services Tuesday for Hopkins native Milton Schafer, 95
Hopkins native Milton G. Schafer Sr., 95, of Allegan, passed away Friday, March 4, at Allegan General Hospital. He was born Oct. 25, 1920, in Hopkins, the son of the…
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Brenden Gossman, Viking teammates bowl in state tourney
Hopkins High School freshman Brenden Gossman qualified for the match play round of the state Division 3 individual bowling tournament in Jackson Saturday, but he lost in the opening round…
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Sophomore Sydney Urben state bowling tourney runner-up
Wayland High School sophomore Sydney Urben Saturday was runner-up in the state Division 2 individual bowling championship tournament. Urben lost to state champ Hannah Ploof of Flint Kearsley 385-336 in…
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Martin finishes 10-0 in division with 60-40 win over Marcellus
by Jon M. Gambee, Martin Bureau Chief Martin closed out its regular boys' basketball season in the Southwest Athletic Conference’s North Division with a perfect 10-0 record by easily defeating…
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Former Shelbyville woman Rita (Roberts) Giesing dies at 93
Rita (Roberts) Giesing of Middleville, formerly of Shelbyville, died Friday, March 4. She was 93. Rita was born April 12, 1922, in Sarnia, Canada, the daughter of Curtis Charles and…
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Watson cemetery mowing cost is $135 cheaper than in 2015
The Watson Township Board Thursday evening accepted the low bid from M.W. Moore & Sons for $9,700 for mowing services for the township hall and cemeteries. Watson Township Supervisor Pam…
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Lady Wildcats’ season ended by state-ranked South Christian
“Well, the shoe goes on the other foot tonight…” — George Jones A year ago the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team was rated among the top five in the state,…
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Baker Elementary students enjoy snow piles for winter fun
Volunteers Jon Jensen and Don Borgic made snow piles for Baker Elementary students to play in. Using a shovel and a little imagination, students created tunnels and snow houses. Shown…
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Army Bob: All Michigan presidential primary candidates the same?
The March 8 Michigan presidential primary will allow voters in our area to be heard not only on who may run for president, but also on what type of government…
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Lady Wildcat Aubree Hodges signs to bowl for Davenport
Aubree Hodges, a senior co-captain of the Wayland girls' varsity bowling team, became the first Lady Wildcat bowler to sign a letter of intent to compete in the sport at…