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Sports

Hopkins eats up yardage, the clock in win at Fruitport

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The Hopkins varsity football team punched its ticket to the post-season playoffs after a one-year hiatus by taking out Fruitport Friday, 27-12. The victory was the Vikings’ sixth this fall versus one loss. Hopkins used its trademark tackle-to-tackle rushing offense in the second half to use up plenty of time...
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Obituaries

Former Gun Lake storage owner dies at age 80

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Charles Ronald Fugate Sr., owner of Fugate Storage at Gun Lake, died Monday, Oct. 7, at the age of 80. Charles was born on Feb. 7, 1944, in Hindman, Ky., the son of Alex and Mollie (Hayes) Fugate Sr. Charles owned and operated Fugate Storage at Gun Lake, where he...
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Editorial

Can Wayland, Leighton handle growth prospects?

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Occurrences at two Planning Commission meetings this past week have revealed two huge challenges now faced by the City of Wayland and Leighton Township. Because of proposals to construct two substantial residential developments, local...
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Wayland woman wins promotion at Spartan Nash

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Wayland High School graduate and local resident Joy Stuive has been promoted to senior director of transportation for Spartan Nash, Byron Center. Her father, Wayland Township Supervisor Roger VanVolkinburg, said, "So very proud of what she has accomplished. The sky's the limit when you work hard and do a great...
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Sports

Martin girls finish 6th in SAC meet at 131 Sports Park

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Martin was host for the SAC Conference championship cross-country meet Thursday night at U.S.-131 Motorsports Park. The girls finished sixth in the conference as a team, and the boys were 11th. Veyda Conley was all-conference, finishing in seventh place in 20:08.80. Teammate freshman Allison Rodgers was all-league honorable mention by...
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Community Notices

Two teen fatal Monterey crash victims identified

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The two teens killed in a traffic crash Tuesday, Oct. 8, in Monterey Township have been identified as Hamilton High School senior Hayden Flick and his brother, Logan, a sophomore. The brothers were killed in a collision of their car with a semi-tractor tanker. Just after 8 p.m. Tuesday at...
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Articles

GRI Moline offers scaled down development plan

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It appears that GRI Moline is coming back with modified request for its proposed residential and commercial development at 5401 Division Ave. on 57 acres , with a trimmed down project. The Leighton Township Board Thursday night was told that the Planning Commission Wednesday was visited by representatives of GRI...
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Columns

Army Bob: We don’t really enjoy free speech

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by Robert M. Traxler Do we have free speech, will we have free speech, can we have free speech? The movement to cancel free speech is growing, speech we disagree with as hateful speech, incorrect speech or hurtful speech, misinformation or disinformation, and if we actually think it over and...
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Articles

Martin residents seek air bed & breakfast rules

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The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening was asked by two local residents, mother and son, to craft an ordinance regulating bed and breakfast businesses. Lori and Chase Meade said a bed and breakast operation near their home is out of control and causing neighbors hard feeling and distress. “We’re looking...
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Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 11, 1999 The Globe published a front page photo of the centennial Hopkins barn owned by Elwood and Eleanor Schwartz that may have to be razed because of its aging structure....
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