Month: August 2023

Viking girls’ cross team takes 2nd ‘Under the Lights’

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity cross-country team started its season on a positive note Friday night by taking second place in its division at the Under the Lights Invitational at the South Christian Athletic Complex. While the Lady Vikings finished second, the guys checked in fifth. Coach John Wamhoff said the...
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Martin football resumes winning ways at Colon

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The Martin varsity football team somehow looked a lot like it has in the last five seasons in the eight-man variety. The Clippers captured a 62-6 victory at Colon, gaining some kind of strange revenge. The host Magi are among the very few to own a verdict over Martin, a...
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Wildcats post 40-7 triumph in season debut at Hopkins

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Wayland’s varsity football team had a hugely successful season debut with a 40-7 victory at Hopkins. It was the sixth time in the last 11 years that the neighborhood rivalry has been played, with the Wildcats scoring lots of points to win the last two times. They prevailed 42-25 a...
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Martin volleyball squad upends Tri-Unity Christian

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The Martin High School varsity volleyball team opened its season Thursday by taking down Tri-Unity Christian. The Lady Clippers used solid serving, passing, setting and blocking to prevail in three of four sets, 25-11, 25-11, 19-25 and 25-7.
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Dorr Sustainable Business Park outlook still uncertain

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Not everybody is enthusiastic about prospects for sustainable business park at a Dorr Township site formerly targeted for a new landfill. Dorr Township Supervisor Jeff Miling Thursday evening told Township Board members the Kent County Board of Commissioners appear to be evenly split about a proposal to use a 250-acre...
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Martin tabs Corby Callaway as new boys’ hoops coach

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Corby Callaway has been chosen new head boys’ varsity basketball coach at Martin High School. Callaway comes to Martin with experience playing Division 1 basketball at Canisius under John Beilein and he was head girls’ coach for three years at Allegan and junior varsity boys’ coach at Otsego. Callaway, a...
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Articles

Dorr Township Board denies rezoning at Commerce & 142nd

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Engineer Matt Cole states his case, Developer Jon Burke and engineer Matt Cole had reasonable hopes for winning rezoning Thursday night from the Dorr Township Board for a parcel at the corner of 142nd Avenue and Commerce Street. But it was not to be. A request to rezone the parcel...
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Army Bob: Mexico wants Biden and the status quo

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by Robert M. Traxler El Presidente of Mexico has come out on the side of President Biden and is degrading Governor Ron DeSantis; indeed, the Mexican President has also come out against all Republicans, no need to wonder why. The Mexican economy is solidly in bed with the narco traffickers...
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Despite the heat, paving progresses on South Main

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Despite the oppressive heat, work is progressing on South Main Street. Wayalnd City Councilman Steve Stepek, who took these pictures, said ,"Leveling courses are going in today, then sewer needs to be raised and recorded. If that can all get done over the next few days, the top course of...
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WHS grad is All-American Scholar in K-College golf

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Wayland High School graduate Tyler Omness has been named an All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America. To be eligible for All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior academically in Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their associate's degree and in their...
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