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Funeral Tuesday in Byron Center for Larry DeVries
Larry I. DeVries, age 80, of Dorr died Friday, Nov. 11. Larry was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Joan; sons, Todd (Deb) DeVries,…
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Gun Lake Tribe has a lot of big ideas ahead for growth
The north-south corridor of the U.S.-131 expressway between Bradley and Wayland may well become a hotbed of commercial and residential activity. Its rural character just might be transformed. Officials from…
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Veteran teacher, coach to guide Viking JV softball
Lisa Gauthier has been hired as the new Hopkins junior varsity softball coach for the 2023 season, assisting varsity coach Amy Bishop Funk. Gauthier, who is not new to the…
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Martin to play Merrill in Superior Dome state finals
Coach Brad Blauvelt, wife and daughter look forward to their bus trip next weekend. The Martin varsity football team punched its ticket for the MHSAA Division 1 eight-man football state…
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Standout Wildcat guard to play college hoops at Olivet
Mady Terry Wayland High School senior point guard Mady Terry has announced this week she has decided to continue her basketball career at Olivet College next year. A four-year varsity…
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Allegan County broadband project is moving forward
The Allegan County Internet broadband project make a step forward Thursday when the County Board of Commissioners awarded a $17.7 million contract to 123.net of Southfield to provide wired broadband…
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Allegan County still red, but not so for most of Michigan
Allegan County: We like the way things are around here. Let’s keep it that way. Vote Republican.” — A winning political strategy for more than a century Composer Gustav Mahler…
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Hopkins ‘Fly Girl’ earns Air Force ‘Airman’ certification
Hopkins High School graduate Sara Velderman has completed her U.S. Air Force basic training in Texas and now is certified as "Airman." The daughter of John and Renee Murphy Velderman,…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Driver of car that leaped overpass gets no jail time
The Comstock Park man whose car spectacularly leaped over the Dorr U.S.-131 expressway overpass last Jan. 13 will not be ordered to spend any time in jail. Chandler Cockerham, then…
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Allegan County Sheriff’s Dept. finds missing teen safe
Allegan County Sheriff’s deputieshad been looking for a missing 14-year-old who was last seen Thursday afternoon in Salem Township, but he he has been found safe. Deputies were asking the…