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Memorial service is Friday for John Ong
John Joseph Ong, age 68, died Sunday, March 9, at his home in Dorr. He enjoyed playing games on his tablet, reading, making models, woodworking, and yard work, when he…
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King & I: Truth is good. Do the fact checking
by Phyllis McCrossin It’s Saturday. We just got back from the boys’ baseball game. They won. It was a low-scoring, close game. Those are the fun ones to watch. The…
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Bring Grandma’s Sunshine to the table
Who doesn’t remember their Grandma making this recipe? It always did bring sunshine to the table. Ingredients: Small 3 ounce box of powdered jello. Any flavor, Grandma always used lime.…
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Lady Clippers 4 points short of a district title
The Martin girls’ basketball team was just four points shy of a district championship Friday night. The Lady Clippers closed out their season with a 40-36 loss to Lawrence on…
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Incident of assault handled at Catz Den in downtown Wayland
Jen Kuyt, owner and proprietor of the Catz Den at 120 S. Main in Wayland, reported an incident of assault Thursday evening. “Our city’s safe space was violated by a…
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Watson accepts bid for constructing park
The Watson Township Boad Thursday accepted the bid of $335,557 from NextGen Construction LLC to do the construction work this year on the Seven Generations Park. The recreational park at…
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Dorr Library welcomes programs on swords
The Dorr Township Library will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and commemorate the 160th anniversary of the end of the Civil War with two interactive programs by the Swordsmanship Museum and…
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Army Bob: Americans do need to lose weight
The appointment of Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) and his confirmation as the 26th director of the Department of Health and Human Services brings the issues of health, and…
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Funeral Saturday for Terry “Sarge) George
Terry Edward (Sarge) George died Monday, March 3. He was a loving husband and an amazing father. Terry was passionate about his hobbies. He was a talented woodworker - whether…
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Hopkins varsity hoops coach calls it quits
Jake Jewett The Hopkins Public School system has placed an advertisement looking for. a new head varsity basketball coach. Jake Jewett, a middle school social studies and computers teacher in…