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Road Commission reports on local projects ahead
Here's the latest in road projects as listed by the Allegan County Road Commission:
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Watson buys house by 7 Generations park
The Watson Township Board last month in a special meeting voted to purchase a dilapidated residence adjacent to the new Seven Generations Park on M-222. The house, which still stands,…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 5, 2000 Leighton Township Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis has been ruled…
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Army Bob: Ukraine’s move a game changer
by Robert M. Traxler Ukraine’s attack on Russian airfields, Operation Spider’s Web, was a master strike and a brilliant operation. The Russian Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 aircraft destroyed were used to…
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Two Wayland Council members are resigning
Grace Sefranik When the next City of Wayland election comes up this coming November, the names of two current council members will not appear on the ballot. Jerry Jansen III…
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Riley Homrich breaks own school record
Hopkins High School sprinter Riley Homrich did not place in the state Division 2 meet at Hamilton Saturday, but she broke the 100-meter school record again. This time she beat…
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Celebration of life set in Dorr for Elaine Birce
Elaine Ruth Birce died April 15 at the age of 93. Elaine will be remembered most for her love of spending time with her family. She also enjoyed music, dancing,…
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Ribbon cutting held for towing & recovery
A ribbon cutting took place Saturday afternoon at the new Fifelski Towing & Recovery business on the south side of 142nd Avenue to the immediate east of the Dorr Bible…
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Vikings’ softball coach calling it quits
Amy Bishop Funk has decided to give up coaching softball at Hopkins High School after seven years. She posted on Facebook Saturday, “Well all good things come to an end.…
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Wildcats win another district softball title
It was no surprise Saturday afternoon when Wayland scored yet another district tournament championship. The only real surprise came in the semifinal round when the ‘Cats escaped another upset bid…