Month: February 2023

Lady ‘Cats stop Kenowa, but face a tough week ahead

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The race for the O-K Gold girls’ basketball championship essentially is coming down to just two teams, Wayland and South Christian. The Lady Wildcats Friday evening defeated a Kenowa Hills outfit that entered the contest in second place, 57-42. The verdict left the ‘Cats with a record of 9-1 and...
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Hopkins girls fall into tie for 1st in O-K Silver hoops

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team Friday night dropped into a tie for first place in O-K Silver Conference standings by suffering a 56-42 loss at NorthPointe Christian. Later in the evening, the Viking boys lost a 59-58 heartbreaker to the Mustangs at the buzzer. Their season season record is...
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Hopkins 8th grade hoops team has unbeaten season

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The Hopkins Middle School eighth-grade basketball just completed an undefeated season this month, winning all twelve of its encounters on the hardcourt, ten of them in regular season and two more in a tournament.
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Leighton residents clamor for more local sidewalks

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The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening got an earful about the need for sidewalks in the Moline area. Citizen Tom Miller said the number of pedestrians along Division and 12th Street has increased after the arrival of a Dollar General Store, but so has the amount of traffic at the...
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Two Dorr lads earn ‘Young Hero’ award in emergency

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Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker, Undersheriff Larsen, Lt. John Paul Damveld and Deputy Matt Langlois Tuesday presented two young boys with an Allegan County Young Hero Award in front of their peers at Pine Street Elementary. Channing Haberman and Kaleb Connor were honored for the amazing job they did during...
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Army Bob: An EMP is like a very powerful microwave

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by Robert M. Traxler The recent incursion into our national air space of a Chinese balloon from Alaska to Virginia and covering several states and location caused an uproar. The predictable national divide showed itself again, as it does in damned near everything in our polarized society. The conservatives said...
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Leighton gets 1st taste of ‘Galloway Landings sequel’

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You might call it “Galloway Landings: The Sequel.” Lynee Wells Leighton Township’s most controversial development is back in the news, as Clark Galloway and friends appeared Wednesday night at the Planning Commission meeting to request approval for adjustments for the air park just off 144th Avenue. Lynee Wells, an urban...
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Leighton Plan Commission denies GRI Moline rezoning

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Township Engineer Tricia Anderson and Township Attorney Cliff Bloom answered a lot of question Wednesday night. Prospects for a massive residential and light industrial-office development on the east side of Division were dealt a temporary setback Wednesday from the Leighton Township Planning Commission. GRI-Moline, LLC, is seeking rezoning of property...
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Services at a later date for Martin grad Gary DeKilder

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Gary Alan DeKilder, 64 of Allegan, died at his home Thursday, Feb. 2. He was 64. Born Nov.15, 1958, in Plainwell, he was the son of the late Donald and Lila Mae (McKibbin) DeKilder and the husband of Carla (Temple) DeKilder. Gary graduated from Martin High School in 1976, then enlisted in...
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Kadence Bottrall bowls a school record 299 game

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Kadence Bottrall It was another big day for Wayland bowlers Wednesday at Cedar Springs. The Lady Wildcats defeated the host team and took over sole possession of first place in the O-K Gold Conference standings. Even more impressive was that four-year ace Kadence Bottrall set the school single game scoring...
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