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Army Bob: We’ll pay a price for leaving Afghanistan
by Robert M. Traxler To the detractors of this column — once again, this is an opinion column. And it is my opinion that the cutting and running in Afghanistan,…
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Funeral mass slated for Monday for Dorothy Tolan
Dorothy Tolan, age 95, died Sunday, Sept. 5. Dorothy worked at Lear Siegler, Smith Industries for 46 years. She also volunteered for 20 years at Metropolitan Hospital. Dorothy also enjoyed…
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Hopkins boys 5th, girls 4th in O-K Silver C-C opener
The Hopkins boys’ cross-country team finished fifth in a six-team field Wednesday at Belding in the first O-K Silver Conference jamboree at Belding. The Lady Vikings took fourth in a…
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Wildcat boys 7th, girls 8th in 1st O-K Gold C-C meet
The Wayland boys’ cross-country team placed seventh and the girls were eighth in the first O-K Gold Conference meet of the season Wednesday at Cedar Springs. Junior Olivia Barabas had…
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Austin Marsman to seek Allegan County Board seat
Austin Marsman, 21, has announced he is a Democratic Party candidate for the Allegan County Board of Commissioners in the 2022 election. “I’m running because everyone deserves a fair shot.…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Sept. 9, 1996 Some Moline residents are complaining that their new half…
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Gordie Navis’ celebration is Sunday at United Church
Gordon E. "Gordie" Navis, 79, died Sunday, Sept. 5, after a long struggle with cancer. He worked at the General Motors - Kalamazoo plant and was the 63rd employee hired…
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Jim Stoddard fire chief at Wayland-Yankee Springs
Jim Stoddard last week was selected as new fire chief for the City of Wayland/Yankee Springs Fire Department. Stoddard, owner-operator of the C. Stoddard & Sons Oil Co., succeeds Joe…
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Does Allegan County Fair avoid women performers?
To the editor: Recently on my television (and my TV would never lie to me) told me all about the wonderful country music stars who will be performing at this…
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‘Liberty’ story helps explain why we have no neighbors
by Denise Dykstra We were chatting in our driveway recently with some neighbors who had stopped by to pick up some produce from us. We were leaning against the car,…