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Dorr fixture Dick’s Market to be sold later this year
Dick’s Market, a grocery store that has been owned and operated by the same family for the past 65 years, is being sold to the Leppink’s chain of stores. Leppink’s…
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Army Bob: Socialists using Capitol officer’s death
by Robert M. Traxler Officer Brian D. Sicknick, a member of the Washington D.C. Capitol Police force, was said to have been murdered by anti-government Trump supporters, brutally beaten to…
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Service slated Saturday in Dorr for ‘Dottie’ Johnson, 91
Dorothy “Dottie” Johnson, age 91, died Tuesday, March 23,. Dorothy graduated from Wyoming Park High School in 1947. For more than five decades she and her high school girlfriends gathered…
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Lady Wildcats cruise in district semifinal, 57-22
The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team has a date in the Division 2 district finals Friday evening with South Christian, in a rematch of last year's finale. The Lady Wildcats…
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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 — March 27, 1996 Hopkins’ memorable and unusual basketball season was concluded in…
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Lady Wildcat declared O-K Gold basketball champs
The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team has been declared O-K Conference champion for an abbreviated and bizarre season. The Lady Wildcats compiled an 8-1 record in league play and had…
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Ranger Rick: Are we really better off with technology?
Growing up, I loved to go to the library. I read everything I could get my hands on. I even received the National Geographic due to a benevolent sweet woman…
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Vikings avenge loss to Hastings, advance in districts
The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team extended its season Tuesday night with a 54-45 triumph over Hastings and earned revenge for a loss to the Saxons earlier this year. The…
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Martin girls ride 3rd period burst to win district opener
The Martin girls' varsity basketball team defeated Tri-Unity Christian 49-41 in the opening round of the Division 4 district tournament. Hopkins did not fare as well in its district tourney…
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Warm and hearty roast beef; ‘It’s what’s for dinner!’
by Kathy Hamman Miller Roast Beef — It’s an easy to make warm and hearty dinner that the entire family will enjoy To make a tender roast take a three-pound beef…