Month: September 2022

Airborne motorist pleads to driving while impaired

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A Comstock Park motorist whose car went airborne over the Dorr exit on U.S.-131 Jan. 13 has pleaded guilty to driving while impaired. Chandler Cockerham pleaded guilty Thursday in Allegan County District Court to a misdemeanor count of operating while intoxicated. Huizinga Rebuilding & Truck Parks provided video taken by...
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Army Bob: Democrats have become party of Wall Street

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by Robert M. Traxler The influx of “migrants” from the socialist haven of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is puzzling; indeed, the influx of “migrants” from the Republic of Cuba is equally as puzzling. Both are bastions of the glories of National Socialism, and people are jumping off the socialist...
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Wildcats grind out 5-3 win over Cedar Springs

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The Wayland boys' varsity tennis team took a 5-3 victory over O-K Gold Conference rival Cedar Springs Wednesday night at their home courts. While the Redhawks were short in two flights, they still made it a tough match, taking wins against Wayland at first, second and fourth singles. However, the...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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The Hopkins Fire Station today. (Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Sept. 22, 1997 The Hopkins Board of Education denied a transfer request from a sixth-grader who complained about the cafeteria’s “jail food” and sought a move to...
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The late Kathie Johnson was unforgettable to many

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Kathie Johnson I was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of longtime Wayland High School language arts teacher Kathie Johnson. Kathie was a true original, and as Queen Elizabeth said of Princess Diana, there was “no one like her.” My niece, Tonya Cheyne, often told me how Ms....
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Funeral for Nancy Lynema will be in Hamilton Oct. 1

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Nancy Lynema, 86, died Sunday. She was born Aug. 20, 1936, to and Louis and Marian Ohler in Wyoming, MI. She loved spending time with her family. She liked to go mushroom hunting, go to sales, plant flowers and watch birds. She is survived by her sons, Rick Vander Bie,...
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Csaba Barabas, subject of GoFundMe, dies of cancer

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Csaba Barabas, local soccer coach and father of Wayland High School's top cross-country runner this fall, Olivia, died Monday of cancer. He was 46. Csaba underwent treatment in July and even sought advice from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Sources indicate Csaba started to tremble uncontrollably on the left...
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Viking girls continue to improve scores on the links

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The Hopkins girls' varsity golf team continues to show improvement on the links, most recently carding a team score of 205, the school's best combined ever. Andrea Steffes paced the Lady Vikings by shooting a 49 for nine holes. Cayla Szubinski was right behind her with a 50, Colbie Palmbos...
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Martin’s grid showdown moved to Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Martin's non-league football showdown with unbeaten Brown City has been moved from Friday night to Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Clipper's home turf. The Green Devils will bring an impressive unit that sports statistics very similar to Martin's. The homestanding Clippers have not lost a regular season game on...
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Retired, acclaimed teacher Kathie Johnson dies at 72

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Decorated longtime Wayland language arts teacher Kathie Johnson died at her home in Otsego Sunday, Sept. 18. She was just four days shy of her 73rd birthday. Kathie Amanda Johnson (Kate) was born on Sept. 22, 1949, in Tustin, Mich., to Robert and Opal Johnson and grew up in the...
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