Month: April 2021

Wildcat track teams suffer through subpar Gold meet

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Tuesday was not a good day on the track for the Wayland girls’ and boys’ squads at Cedar Springs. The Wildcats lost a double dual meet against the host school and Forest Hills Eastern. Things went badly almost across the board, as only one Wayland team members, sophomore hurdler Breanna...
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Two Viking standouts are all-state honorable mention

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Word has been received this week that Hopkins boys' basketball standouts Colin Weber (right) and Trevor Smith have earned honorable mention accolades on the Associated Press Division 2 all-state basketball team. The two were main cogs in the Vikings' district championship and post-season run that took them to the regional...
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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 — May 1, 1996 A 13-year-old lad who said he deliberately planted two fake bombs at Martin School just to see how authorities would react will be spending a lot time doing community...
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Service for Dorothy Rowe of Martin, 75, will be Friday

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Dorothy M. Rowe, 75, of Martin, died Sunday, April 25. She loved camping, riding motorcycles, and most of all, her Bible and spending time with her family. Dorothy was a life-long member of the VFW Women's Auxilliary, Charlotte Post. Dorothy is survived by her children, Major (Tammy) Rowe, Harold Rowe, Vernon...
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Funeral is Saturday in Wayland for Kenny Shue

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Kenny R. Shue, 63, died Monday, April 26. Kenny was a family man and the “greatest papa” to his four grandchildren. He was a huge Detroit sports fan, especially of his beloved Tigers. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his boys hunting and going to the...
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Services Friday in Byron Center for Betty Stevens

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Betty Geraldine Stevens, 93, died Monday, April 26. Betty loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, spending as much time with them as possible. She enjoyed playing card games, such as Euchre at the V.F.W. and was also named the shuffle board champion at the V.F.W. At the young age of 72,...
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Ranger Rick: Chicago needs some good guys with guns

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I love the springtime.  The peepers and frogs start peeping, chirping, and croaking.  The rabbits are out at night, sparking to make little bunnies. And the nightly and weekend killing keeps happening in Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, and many other cities across the nation.  Mostly black on black shootings and killings....
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Farmers Market seeks part-time market manager soon

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The Wayland Farmers Market plans to start up again soon and run util fall. The market is located next to the Henika District Library on South Main Street. The city's Main Street program is looking for more vendors and a part-time market manager to serve Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9...
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Has the Clark gas station in Martin gone ‘belly up?’

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A “state car” appeared at the Clark gasoline station in downtown Martin Tuesday morning, prompting many local folks on Facebook to speculate whether the longtime local the business may be going belly up. Jeff Stevens, posted in the Martin Pride Facebook group, “So, has the Clark Station gasped its last...
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Both Viking track teams sweep double dual meet

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Both the Hopkins boys’ and girls’ teams had a good day at their track Tuesday afternoon, sweeping dual meets against visiting squads from Kelloggsville and Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Vikings dominated field events, particularly the throws again. Junior Tanner Neuman came up with his personal best performance to win the...
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