Month: October 2020

Clippers cruise to 53-13 playoff victory over Athens

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The Martin varsity football team won its first round post-season playoff game on its home field Thursday evening, posting a 53-13 victory over visiting Athens. The Clippers, who have not been defeated on the gridiron this season, raced to a 46-6 advantage by halftime and coasted the rest of the...
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Employee handbook issues ignite Dorr Twp. bruhaha

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Jeff Miling 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 by shouting, wailing and gnashing of teeth, the customarily routine business of approving an employee handbook turned into...
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Former Pine St. principal to give on-line presentation

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David Britten 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 from the military and the education field, will talk about "The Journey from Plaster to Community," the history...
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Community Notices

County, area schools, get $ half million to fight Covid

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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 Tribe’s Coronavirus Relief Fund in connection with the federal CARES Act. Donations will fund school safety mitigation efforts, and a...
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Hopkins Hat Day to help deceased senior’s family

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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 medical complications. The Go Fund Me post on behalf of his sister, Abigail, said, "With the average cost of proper...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 1, 1995 Bill's Service Station, corner of 18th Street and 142nd Ave., Dorr. The Hopkins High School varsity football team was pictured on the front page of the Globe after becoming...
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Missing Dorr man found, but no details are provided

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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 at 9:30 a.m. at his home was found Wednesday afternoon, but no other details were provided.
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Lady Vikings close regular season sweeping Allegan

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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 Vikings defeated Allegan 25-17, 27-25, 25-15.  The win marked the end of the regular season and their final home match....
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Wayland police run studies to help in school bus stops

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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 do this during school bus safety week and sporadically throughout the school year," explained Chief Mark Garnsey. Wayland Union Schools...
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Lady Wildcats just miss 3rd in Allegan County C-C meet

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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 Motorsports Park. Unfortunately, their teams, Wayland, Hopkins and Martin, settled for 4-5-6 in the team standings. The Lady Wildcats had...
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