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Martin AD Mitchell Gabriele is stepping down
Martin High School Athletic Director Mitchell Gabriele has announced he is stepping down from his post after serving the past two years. Gabiele, who took the AD job at Martin…
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Hopkins Township supervisor to face primary challenge
Mark Evans has been Hopkins Township Supervisor for 28 years and hasn’t been seriously challenged for the job in the previous seven elections. But this year in the Aug. 6…
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WHS grad still running, takes 39th among females in race
Sarah Brewer, a 2006 Wayland High School graduate and daughter of former Wayland High School teacher and coach Sue Brewer and WHS golf coach Allen Brewer, recently ran 10,000 meters…
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Area townships to have millage requests in Aug. 6 primary election
There will be a variety of millage issues on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot in this area and in Allegan County. Allegan County Voters will be asked to renew…
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It’s the best, but it’s not Mama’s banana pudding
By far the best `banana pudding you will ever make! I had forgotten just how good it tasted, an instant favorite again. The 13 x 9 inch pan makes it…
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Yes It’s True: Fireworks law causes us to be scofflaws
“And there ain’t nothin’ I can do about it.” — The Supremes and the Vanilla Fudge, 1967 singing “You Keep Me Hangin’On.” Scofflaw: “A person who flouts the law, especially…
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Part of 100th Street will be closed to traffic
100th Street in southern Kent County and close to northern Allegan County will be closed to through traffic and inaccessible from Patterson Avenue to Kraft Avenue starting Monday and ending…
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Funeral will be Monday evening for Leona Schipper
Leona Schipper, a longtime member of the Martin Reformed Church, died Thursday, July 4, at the age of 87. Leona was born on July 19, 1936, in Coopersville, to Clifford…
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Savinsky Entertainment wins LLC designation
Savinsky Entertainment, the brainchild of Wayland High School graduate Nathan Savinsky, is officially recognized now as a Limited Liability Company. Savinsky, currently studying fine arts at Western Michigan University, said.,…
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Yes It’s True: New judge race has 3 female newcomers
Emily Jipp Alice Bernal If there’s one statement all the new Circuit Court judge candidates would agree on, it would be that there are just not enough media outlets for…