Month: June 2019

Community Notices

Man arrested in 2 fatal shootings in Orangeville Township

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Two men were killed and another arrested in Orangeville Township Friday afternoon in a shooting near Lewis and Lindsey roads about six-and-a-half miles east of Martin, a few miles south of Gun Lake. Barry County Sheriff’s authorities said passersby found man lying in a ditch and bleeding alongside the road...
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Private celebration of life planned for Jefferey Lawler, 61

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Martin High School graduate Jeffery Keith Lawler, 61, of Vicksburg, died Friday, June 14, in Kalamazoo. Jeff was born on Sept. 24, 1957, in Kalamazoo, to Ronald and Susan (Philley) Lawler. Jeff married Jane Leonard on Oct. 10, 1981. Like his father and grandfather, Jeff was in the paper industry,...
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Martin hires Hillsdale ISD supervisor as new superintendent

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Brooke Ballee-Stone The Martin Board of Education has chosen Brooke Ballee-Stone, a career-technical principal/supervisor for the Hillsdale County Intermediate School District, to succeed Dr. David Harnish as part-time superintendent beginning July 1. Ballee-Stone has held her current position at Hillsdale for almost two years. The school’s goals are to make...
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Phil Regan back in the Bigs as Mets’ interim pitching coach

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Phil Regan, the most famous athlete ever to graduate from Wayland High School (1955), has been named interim pitching coach for the New York Mets at the tender age of 82. It is his first Major League coaching job since 1999 when he was pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians. He...
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Columns

Army Bob: Socialism would only bring us misery, govt. control

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by Robert M. Traxler As we move toward a socialist state, I decided to spend a few days reading and studying the socialist concept, why it works for short periods (short in a historical time frame) and why it always fails over time. Socialism is in the eye of the...
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Kalamazoo man, 22, charged in car theft spree and shootout

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William Thomas (Billy) Travis, 22, of Kalamazoo, was arraigned in Allegan County District Court Thursday afternoon on a variety of charges stemming from a weekend car theft spree and shootout that start in Martin last Saturday evening. The 19 charges he faces include: Two counts of assault with intent to...
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Service is Tuesday in Grand Rapids for Hopkins graduate

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Evelyn Hattie Blakeslee, aged 83 of Kentwood, died Thursday, June 20, after a three-year battle with cancer. Evelyn graduated from Hopkins High School and worked for many years at Gordy’s Supermarket. She is survived by her sons: Scott (Robin) Blakeslee, David Blakeslee (Amy Chlebek) , Brian Blakeslee; grandchildren: Jen (Chad) Senneker, Nicole...
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Local deputy wins award for most impaired driving arrests

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Allegan County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Gerke, who has served Dorr and Leighton townships, last Friday received the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Lifesavers Award Mt. Pleasant. Out of all the nominees from sheriff’s officers around the state, two deputies were selected. Deputy Gerke led the Sheriff’s Office for the second year...
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State Rep. says he’s got better ideas to fix the damn roads

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State Rep. Jack O'Malley and his three charts outlining his proposal to Wayland citizens. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s pledge to “fix the damn roads” was good politics, but the House Transportation Committee Chairman maintains he and his comrades have a better idea. State Rep. Jack O’Malley a Republican who represents the...
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How YOU can help the Dorr Township Library millage vote

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of articles attempting to explain the Dorr Township Library millage request in the Aug. 6 special election. They are written by Library Board President Rachel Vote. I have received several requests on how people can support the Dorr Township Library. The...
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