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Martin wins league title, seeks 9-0 regular season next Friday

October 18, 2019

The Martin High School varsity football team is just one win away from a perfect regular season, but its task next Friday will be difficult. The Clippers Friday evening socked it to St. Joseph West Michigan Lutheran 62-0 to move their overall record to 8-0 and clinch the Southwest Michigan...

Wayland winless in 8 contests after 44-6 loss to Hamilton

October 18, 2019

The Wayland High School varsity football team lost 44-6 to non-league opponent Hamilton Friday night on its home field. The Wildcats now have an overall record of 0-8 and they have been outscored 304 to 58 for the season. They will conclude their season next Friday at Grand Rapids Christian.

Columns

Army Bob: Events show there really may be a ‘Deep State’

October 18, 2019

by Robert M. Traxler “CNN rejected a pair of provocative ads from President Trump’s re-election campaign last Thursday, saying the 30-second spots deriding the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry — one deeming the effort “nothing short of a coup” — contained inaccuracies and unfairly attacked the network’s journalists.” The New York...

No Hopkins game tonight, but road trip for college football

October 18, 2019

Nolan Smith Jake Cleypool Darrin and Julie Smith probably weren't all that pleased that the Hopkins varsity football team was idle because of a forfeit from Kelloggsville Friday evening, but they were headed to Indianapolis to watch their oldest son, Nolan, play tight end for Concordia College Saturday. So, they...

Columns

One Small Voice: I hope impeachment isn’t too little too late

October 18, 2019

by Lynn Mandaville For as long as I’ve been writing this column, and for probably a lot longer than that, Townbroadcast editor David Young has said that Donald Trump is not the disease that plagues America. Donald Trump, he asserts, is merely a symptom. At first, I didn’t agree with...

Lady Wildcat frosh runner is 5th, earns all-county honors

October 17, 2019

Olivia Barabas Wayland High School freshman harrier Olivia Barabas finished in fifth place Thursday at the Allegan County meet to earn all-county accolades. The Wayland girls’ team finished fourth with 94 points in the meet and Hopkins checked in sixth with 141. The Wayland boys also were fifth and Hopkins,...

City Planning Commission recommends large storage shed approval

October 17, 2019

Steve and Kathy Waybrandt The Wayland City Planning Commission Thusrday evening recommended approval of a special use permit for Steve and Kathy Waybrandt, 501 Voyager Drive, to build a storage shed. The 5-0 vote means the request will be passed along to the City Council at its Monday, Oct. 21,...

Lady Vikings shooting for unbeaten league dual season

October 17, 2019

The Hopkins volleyball team, shown earlier this season after winning the Lawton Invitational. If the Hopkins varsity volleyball team can get past Wyoming Lee next Wednesday, it will finish the O-K Silver Conference dual match season undefeated. The Lady Vikings lifted their league record to 5-0 earlier this week with...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

October 16, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 19, 1994 The Penn Railroad in Martin, circa 1880. Yankee Springs Township voters will consider four ballot proposals on the Nov. 8 general election ballot, three for fire protection and emergency...

Authorities say driver of car in Mutschler fatal was going 95

October 16, 2019

Ethan Mutschler Kent County authorities are saying the driver of a car that collided with another driven by Wayland High School senior Ethan Mutschler July 12 was going as fast as 95 miles per hour. Colter Brannon Rounds, 20, will appear Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Kent County Circuit Court, for...

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