2024 – Page 94

Hopkins robotics team wins St. Joseph contest

Congratulations to the robotics team from Hopkins High school, which again built a great robot to play the game challenge this year. The Vikings competed at and won the St.…

Editor March 15, 2024

Editorial

Wayland school board meets, beats budget goals

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an an editorial by the editor. The Wayland Board of Education has quietly and stealthily managed to almost triple…

Editor March 14, 2024

Articles

Leighton Board adopts 2024-25 budget blueprint

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening adopted a budget of more than $2.8 million and agreed to spend $650,000 for paving roads during the 2024-25 fiscal year. Revenues are expected…

Editor March 14, 2024

Columns

Army Bob: We go back to old ways to deal with crime

by Robert M. Traxler As predicted more than three years ago in this column, the cities and states that pushed “reimagined law enforcement, reimagined policing, reimagined the judicial system, defunded…

Editor March 14, 2024

Articles

Jack Sipple resigns Martin Board seat after 55 years

Jack Sipple Jack Sipple, perhaps the longest serving elected official in Allegan County, is stepping down as Martin Township trustee after 55 years. “I’ve enjoyed myself on here,” he said,…

Editor March 13, 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) This house many years ago was located at 142nd Avenue & 30th Street. 25 Years Ago…

Editor March 13, 2024

Community Notices

Two Wayland school bands earn 1st division ratings

The Wayland seventh grade band and high school band Tuesday received first division (superior) ratings from adjudicators at the Michigan High School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) spring festival, which…

Editor March 13, 2024

Community Notices

Driver in critical condition after vehicle catches fire

The driver of a vehicle that caught fire in Hopkins Township Tuesday night has been listed in critical condition in the hospital. The motorist, who has not yet been identified,…

Editor March 13, 2024

Editorial

The time has come to drop student rep at city meetings

“Eighty percent of life is just showing up.” — Woody Allen School board student reps Matthew Chubb and Ava Makowski ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It…

Editor March 12, 2024

Features

Two Wayland students qualify for GR spelling bee

The Wayland Union School students have qualified for the Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee later this month by finishing among the top two in the Allegan County Spelling Bee Monday…

Editor March 12, 2024