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

February 20, 2019

25 Years Ago — Feb. 23, 1994 Allegan County has earned an A1-plus rating from Standard & Poor’s financial rating agency. The Wayland City Council’s offer to settle a 10-year lawsuit with Westbury Apartments through the Michigan Tax Tribunal has been accepted. The city’s counter offer is $24,000 per unit...

NorthPointe zone, center end Hopkins’ repeat hopes

February 20, 2019

Freshman Lexi Teunissen (22) was a right spot for the Vikings in their loss to NorthPointe. (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) NorthPointe Christian's zone defense and its 6-foot center, Kaycee Sluiter, Wednesday night dashed any dreams Hopkins had of repeating as O-K Silver Conference basketball champions. The Mustangs came to...

Martin loses to once-beaten Potter’s House, 49-33

February 20, 2019

Points were hard to come by for Martin Tuesday against Potter's House. Cayden Curry (1) is being challenged on a shot here. The Martin boy's varsity basketball team's overall season record fell to 14-3 Tuesday night with a 49-33 defeat at the hands of a Wyoming Potter's House Christian squad...

Both Wildcat hoop squads lose to South Christian

February 20, 2019

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team lost 58-42 to O-K Gold Conference champion South Christian Tuesday night. The Lady Wildcats lost 52-34 to the Sailors. Wayland boys finished league play with a 6-6 record. They defeated East Grand Rapids twice, split with Wyoming, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Forest Hills Eastern and...

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday for Gene Heibel

February 20, 2019

Gene George Heibel, age 88 of Grand Rapids, formerly of Dorr, died Monday Feb. 18. Gene grew up on a farm in Dorr and moved to Grand Rapids with his family and he attended Catholic Central High School, was a member of the football team and upon graduation enlisted in...

Memorial service Saturday for ex-librarian Alice Hazen

February 20, 2019

Sarah Alice Hazen, 80, of Hopkins, died Monday, Feb. 18, at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan. Born July 19, 1938 in Miami, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Cecil Greene McCullough and Josephine Alice (Gray) Ashley and was the wife of the late Jerry Halden Hazen. Mrs. Hazen...

Sports

Lady Clippers breeze past Potter’s House, 52-29

February 19, 2019

Faith Guritz The Martin girls’ basketball team cruised to its 12th victory against two losses Tuesday night with a 52-29 non-conference decision over Potter’s House. The Lady Clippers were never in trouble, jumping out to a 20-7 advantage in the first quarter and widening the gap to 32-12 at the...

Barbecue takeout eatery may join Dorr strip mall

February 19, 2019

Gerald Marshall Prospects appear to be looking good for a new takeout barbecue restaurant to move into Dorr in the strip mall just east of the Dollar General Store along 142nd Avenue. Gerald Marshall approached the Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening to ask if there would be anything that would...

Four ‘Odyssey’ teams qualify for state next month

February 19, 2019

Wayland Union Schools were host for the Region 4 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament last weekend. Wayland had a record 11 teams in the regional tournament to compete with schools from across West Michigan. Four teams are headed to the state competition on Saturday, March 16, at Thornapple Kellogg Middle...

Ranger Rick: Perhaps Jussie Smollett can’t act convincingly

February 19, 2019

CBS News: "Brothers say Jussie Smollett paid them to participate in alleged attack, source says." You've probably heard the latest in the Jussie Smollett case, that the small man Mr. Smollett appears to be in conjuring up this apparent racial attack, only to go bad when investigated intensely by the...

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