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Martin Twp. to ask county for speed study at Lake 16

March 13, 2019

Kerry DenBraber The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening agreed to ask Allegan County to conduct a speed study in the Lake 16 area. The move was prompted by a presentation by Kerry DenBraber, who has a home in that area with her family on 120th Avenue. In a prepared statement,...

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

March 13, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 16, 1994 Before Martin was known as the Clippers and even before the Onion Kings, the nickname was "Bears," according to this 1927 school newspaper article. A batch of cookies prepared...

Gun Lake Tribe member Dawn Krauss dies at 63

March 13, 2019

Longtime Gun Lake Tribe member Dawn Krauss, 63, of Hudsonville, died Sunday, March 10. Dawn was a proud wife, daughter, sister, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Gun Lake Tribe and one of the Tribe’s first employees, retiring after 15+ years. Being a part of this extended...

Rumors still flying about K & M moving to Reno Drive

March 12, 2019

EDITOR'S NOTE: The trucks have been removed and now are located on a vacant lot on Dahlia Street, across from the K & M dealership in Leighton Township. Speculation that K & M Chrysler Dodge Jeep may move from its location at 3611 N. Main St. continues, but the car...

Wayland native Josephine Kiel passes at age 97

March 12, 2019

Wayland native Josephine P. Kiel, age 97, a resident of Clark Community, died Sunday, March 10. Josephine Pawloski was born a farm girl on May 4, 1921, the third of 10 siblings. She graduated valedictorian from Wayland High School and after high school, went into nurse’s training. Always a lifelong...

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Hopkins Twp., Gun Lake Tribe in talks on 3 issues

March 12, 2019

Three different issues between the Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatmis and Hopkins Township Board continue to be subjects for negotiations. The three areas of contention are fire protection, distribution of funds by a Revenue Sharing Board and a proposal by the Tribe to take a 130-acre parcel in Hopkins into...

Ranger Rick: Two great lies told about Vietnam, JFK

March 12, 2019

The Thoughts of a Town Idiot: In my last post, I wanted to shed light on the gross negligence of the media and government in their continual lying, specifically concerning Vietnam after the Tet Offensive and earlier the President John F. Kennedy assassination. Both were incorrectly analyzed and concluded. "Uncle"...

Marie Bormet, 97, buried in Maplewood Cemetery

March 12, 2019

Marie Lorraine Bormet, 97, of Hopkins, died Thursday, March 7. Born Dec. 29, 1921, to Peter and Blanche LaLonde in Chicago, Lorraine married Emil H Bormet. She and her husband maintained a farm in Orland Park Illinois and raised eight children. Lorraine was an avid reader, enjoyed time in the garden,...

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Hopkins Twp. plans to spend more than $400,000

March 11, 2019

The Hopkins Township Board Monday night adopted a fiscal year 2019-20 budget with about $322,000 on anticipated revenue and $410,000 in expenses expected. The shortfall of just under $88,000 will be handled easily by a fund balance pegged at better than $758,000. A public hearing was held before adoption, with...

Lady Clippers go to OT before season-ending loss

March 11, 2019

"They say that all good things must end, someday. Autumn leaves must fall..." — Chad and Jeremy, "Summer Song," 1964 Briana Warner (5) nailled all of her three, three-point field goal attempts. That good thing, the Martin girls' basketball season, indeed came to an end in a heartbreaking 48-45...

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