2024 – Page 100

New record set for 24-hour contrast in temperatures

Area broadcast meteorologists Wednesday insisted a weather record was shattered between Tuesday and Wednesday in the contrast of temperatures during both days. While this art work shows a 73- to…

Editor February 28, 2024

Sports

Zac Hale 1st Martin boys’ bowler to qualify for state

Zac Hale has made Martin athletic history by becoming the first boy bowler to make the Individual state tournament. Hale had himself quite a day this past weekend at the…

Editor February 28, 2024

Articles

Perrigo restructuring to cut more than 500 employees

Perrigo, Allegan County’s largest employer, with its North American corporate headquarters in downtown Grand Rapids, has announced “restructuring activities … are expected to result in the net reduction of approximately…

Editor February 28, 2024

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 — March 1, 1999 Dynamite has been defused from the tire pile in…

Editor February 28, 2024

Community Notices

Semi strikes bridge over freeway; traffic rerouted

A semi-tractor-trailer struck the 140th Avenue bridge over the U.S.-131 expressway between Wayland and Dorr Wednesday around 7:10 a.m. The right lane of northbound lanes for the freeway were closed…

Editor February 28, 2024

Obituaries

Private graveside service set for Geraldine Walker

Geraldine Patricia Walker, age 59, died at her home in Wayland Monday, Feb. 26. Geraldine had a heart of gold and a generous soul. She cherished her family and especially…

Editor February 28, 2024

Sports

Hopkins girls take out Allegan for seniors’ night

The Hopkins High School girls’ basketball team celebrated seniors’ night Tuesday with a 42-37 non-league victory over visiting Allegan. Martin, however, ran out of gas again in the late going…

Editor February 27, 2024

Sports

Lady Wildcats to play South Christian for 3rd time in ’24

Wayland drew Grand Rapids South Christian for its girls’ basketball opening round at 7 p.m. next Wednesday, March 6, in the Division 2 district tournament on the Sailors’ floor. Hopkins,…

Editor February 27, 2024

Obituaries

Service will be Saturday for Crosswind charter member

Beverly “Bev” Otis Rearick, age 86, of Caledonia, a founding member of the Crosswinds Church in Dorr, died Sunday, Feb. 25. She was 86. She was born March 13, 1937,…

Editor February 27, 2024

Features

Take that funky music outside while you can

Area meterologists have reported that the high temperature above 70 degrees in West Michigan represented the first time in recorded history the mercury has risen to that level in February.…

Editor February 27, 2024