2020 – Page 29

ORV ordinance for county appears to be dead for now

It appears that the proposal for a county-wide ordinance permitting and regulating off-road vehicles has been stalled. County Commissioner Rick Cain told the Martin Township Board Wednesday night that the…

Editor October 14, 2020

Obituaries

Local retired businessman John Hilbert dies at age 77

John R. Hilbert, 77, retired owner and executive of Ampro Industries, formerly called Cowbell Seeds; died Saturday, Oct. 10, after a short illness. John grew up in the small town…

Editor October 14, 2020

Features

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 — Oct. 18, 1995 St. Stanislaus School Principal Pete Boyd was credited with…

Editor October 14, 2020

Sports

Martin’s football game vs. Marcellus Friday canceled

The Martin High School varsity football game against Marcellus Friday night has been canceled because of concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The Clippers started the season with…

Editor October 14, 2020

Obituaries

Longtime teacher, coach principal Bob Marutz dies

Longtime Wayland Union Schools teacher, coach and administrator Robert Marutz died Monday. He was 90. Marutz came to Wayland from Caledonia in 1962 to teach science and biology at the…

Editor October 14, 2020

Sports

Lady Wildcat harriers go 1-2 in Wayland invitational

Ava Makowski and Olivia Barabas captured the top two individual places in the Wildcat Cross-Country Invitational to highlight the host team’s runner-up finish Tuesday afternoon. Hamilton won the girls’ competition…

Editor October 13, 2020

Community Notices

Supreme Court rule delays annexation public hearing

The public hearing on annexation of about a dozen properties into the City of Wayland Wednesday night has been called off as a result of the Michigan Supreme Court’s decisions…

Editor October 13, 2020

Columns

Ranger Rick: Trump is the clear choice for president

The presidential sweepstakes have been incessantly hammered by the Communist Chinese Coronavirus (Covid-19) questions, specifically at President Donald Trump. While he had nothing to do creating the virus, the Chinese…

Editor October 13, 2020

Obituaries

Former DeJongh Grocery proprietor in Dorr passes

Jay DeJongh, proprietor of the DeJongh Grocery Store in Dorr until his retirement in 1987, died Sunday, Oct. 11, after 95 years of well-lived life. In his retirement, he enjoyed…

Editor October 12, 2020

Sports

Hopkins ranked No. 6 in the state in AP football poll

The Hopkins High School varsity football team this week is rated No. 6 in the state in Division 5 by the Associated Press. Interestingly, Kalamazoo United, which has defeated the…

Editor October 12, 2020