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Hopkins guys take 2nd in GVSU Laker track challenge
Riley Homrich The Hopkins varsity track season got off to a quality start Friday, as the boys finished second among 29 teams at the GVSU Laker Challenge and the girls…
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Sustainable business park project on Planning agenda
The sustainable business park project for Dorr Township will be featured in a special Planning Commission meeting Tuesday evening at the new Township Hall. The sustainable business park to handle…
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Martin elementary student honored for saving a life with CPR
Logan Vangemert WWMT-TV Channel 3 reported this morning that 9-year-old Logan Vangemert, a Brandon Elementary School fourth-grader, was honored by the American Heart Association for his lifesaving efforts with hands-only…
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Dorr deputy supervisor proposal rejected by twp. board
Jeff Miling Dorr Township Supervisor Jeff Miling told board colleagues Thursday night that he plans to retire in October 2027, before the completion of his four-year term. And on another…
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German native Horst Kukulies dies at his Hopkins home
Horst Heinz Kukulies died peacefully at his home in Hopkins Tuesday, March 17,at the age of 89. Horst was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1956.…
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Dorr Township Board accepts nearly $2 million budget
The Dorr Township Board Thursday night adopted a fiscal year 2026-27 budget that features nearly $2 million in expenditures.The township expects to take in $1,774,700 in revenue, anticipates $2,054,909 in…
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Work begins a new dog park at the Rabbit River Trail
Workers from the City of Wayland began clearing brush and other materials Thursday morning alongside the Rabbit River Park walkway, preparing for installation of a dog park. The workers brought…
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Wayland mayor lobbys Washington on behalf of trails
Jennifer Antel (right), program manager for West Michigan Trails, mayor of Wayland, and Michigan Municipal League vice president, was is in Washington, DC this week, meeting with federal legislators to…
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‘Intimate burial’ will be April 4 for WHS grad Don Engel
Donald Ray Engel, age 78, a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School, died Feb. 15. Donald is survived by his children: Donna Blakely; Rob Gardner (Robb Melville); Lisa (Dan) Williams;…
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Martin High School grad Susan Sebright Tyler dies
Susan Carol Sebright Tyler died Thursday, March 12, at Trinity Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was 77 years old. Born in Allegan, to her late parents, Martin and Clara (Rice)…