Haiti missions on pause amid Haitian kidnap case
The kidnapping of 17 missionaries including 16 Americans and one Canadian near Port-au-Prince has heightened risks for foreign aid workers in Haiti. FBI efforts continue to secure release as mission groups face long standing dangers in the country.
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Holland
Haiti
Gauthier
Port-au-Prince
Christian Aid Ministries
Hart Dunkard Brethren Church
Oceana County
FBI
Phil Snyder
Zeeland
U.S
Snyder
Allegan County haunted legends lure visitors in eight spooky sites
The Allegan County area hosts six top haunted locations as Francis Falk’s childhood ties to Allegan’s Star and Regent Theatres frame local lore. Falk, born in Allegan and raised there, later worked as a projectionist during vaudeville and early talkies at Regent Theatre before the piece notes its continuation on page 2A.
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Slegan County
Allegan County
Francis “Falky” Falk
Allegan
Star Theatre
Regent Theatre
Trowbridge St
Falk
Local ballots roll out in Ottawa Allegan counties
On Tuesday November 2 voters in Ottawa and Allegan counties will decide city council and commission seats charter amendments millages and school funding proposals. Polls run 7 am to 8 pm and new voters may register and vote the same day at their local clerk. Local elections span Holland Zeeland Hamilton Community Schools Saugatuck Fennville Douglas Saugatuck Township and other cities and districts.
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Ottawa
Allegan
Holland Area
Holland and Zeeland
Hamilton Community
Saugatuck
Fennville
Douglas
Saugatuck Township
Ottawa Counties
Grand Haven
Ferrysburg
Coopersville
Hudsonville
Wayland
South Haven
Spring Lake
Ravenna
Holland and Zeeland Ballot Candidates and School Bond Question
Local voters face mayor and council races in Holland and Zeeland with incumbents Nathan Bocks Quincy Byrd Ken Freestone Belinda Coronado Mike Mabie Scott Corbin and Kevin Klynstra. Hamilton Community Schools seeks a $21.675 million bond for renovations including a new eight classroom wing at Hamilton Elementary and roofing and electrical upgrades.
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City of Holland
Nathan Bocks
Quincy Byrd
Ken Freestone
Tim Vreeman
Belinda Coronado
Mike Mabie
Scott Corbin
City of Zeeland
Kevin Klynstra
Jim Broersma
Glenn Kass
Richard van Dorp III
Hamilton Community Schools
Hamilton
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Glow International Ministries
Focus Hai
Agnes Felt
Cassandra Lybrink
Holland Sentinel
Sentinel
Curtis Wildsong
USA Today
Networ
Michigan State
Michigan
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