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Employee handbook issues ignite Dorr Twp. bruhaha
It had been quite a spell since the last time Dorr Township Board members got into a public scrap, but Monday night they made up for the quiet time. Accompanied…
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Former Pine St. principal to give on-line presentation
Former Pine Street Elementary Principal and Wyoming Godfrey Lee Superintendent David Britten will be the presenter of an on-line historical lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Britten, now retired…
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County, area schools, get $ half million to fight Covid
The Gun Lake Tribe has announced donations totaling $500,000 to several local schools and Allegan County government to help deal with the COVID-19 virus pandemic. The donations come from the…
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Hopkins Hat Day to help deceased senior’s family
A Go Fund Me page on line has been established for the benefit of the mother of 17-year-old Hopkins High School senior Andrew Hofstee, who died suddenly last Saturday of…
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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 — Nov. 1, 1995 The Hopkins High School varsity football team was pictured…
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Missing Dorr man found, but no details are provided
Allegan County Sheriff's deputies reported this evening they have found John Ashley Adkins, 46, of Dorr, who was reported missing Monday. Adkins, who was last seen at 9:30 a.m. Sunday…
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Lady Vikings close regular season sweeping Allegan
The Hopkins varsity volleyball team Tuesday night bounced back from a lackluster NorthPointe Christian Ti-meet 24 hours earlier to sweep non-league opponent Allegan in the regular season finale. The Lady…
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Wayland police run studies to help in school bus stops
The Wayland City Police Department earlier this month staged at a few bus stops to make sure drivers didn’t run through the red flashing lights on stopped school buses. "We…
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Lady Wildcats just miss 3rd in Allegan County C-C meet
Despite their youth, freshmen Ava Makowski of Wayland sophomore teammate Olivia Barabas and Helena Kerber of Hopkins went 3-4-5 in the annual Allegan County cross-country meet Tuesday at the U.S.-131…
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Visitations Wednesday, Thursday for Frances Pratt
Frances Elaine Church-Pratt, 67, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Oct. 24, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Born May 15, 1953, in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late…