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Car crosses center line into ditch in Martin Township

February 12, 2018

by Austin Marsman This photo by Austin Marsman shows the car (bottom right) in the ditch as crews rescue. Crews were dispatched around 8:30 Monday night to Second Street near 122nd Avenue in Martin Township, where a car had left the road and slid into a ditch. When first responders arrived,...

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Healthy fund balance covers Hopkins Twp. shortfall

February 12, 2018

The Hopkins Township Board next month plans to adopt the 2018-19 fiscal year budget with about a $48,000 shortfall of revenue against expenditures. The deficit will be made up easily by a fund balance, or savings account, of nearly $1.4 million. Revenues are expected to be about $308,620 and expenses...

Funeral will be Saturday for Martin Trustee Jim Brenner

February 12, 2018

Jim Brenner, who has been a trustee on the Martin Township Board for more than three decades, died Sunday. He was 67. A Shelbyville area farmer for many years, he was a graduate of Martin High School. Born June 7, 1950, in Plainwell, he was the son of the late...

Clipper wrestlers win medals at district tournament

February 11, 2018

by Austin Marsman Martin wrestlers Payton Hunt, Jacob Robinson and Carsen Young placed at the Class D individual wrestling district tournament Saturday at Bloomingdale. Senior Payton Hunt was District Champion at 145 pounds, Jacob Robinson placed fourth at 160, and Carsen Young took was runner-up at 125. Four teammates from...

WHS grad battling cancer honored at hockey game

February 11, 2018

Bob Meconis, a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School and longtime booster of Wildcat athletics, was given the honor Saturday night of dropping the puck for the Byron Center-Wayland combined high school hockey team's annual game recognizing those battling cancer. At right is Meconis' grandson, Rory Myers, a member of...

One Small Voice: Volunteers are our unsung heroes

February 11, 2018

by Lynn Mandaville I was given a wonderful opportunity this past week. The librarian who oversees volunteers for the City of Chandler (AZ) Public Library invited me to accompany her to the city's annual volunteer recognition breakfast. One of our library's volunteers had been nominated for the top award for...

Hopkins junior wins Tune-Up bowling tourney in GR

February 11, 2018

Hopkins High School junior Brenden Gossman Saturday was the individual winner of the annual Tune-Up Tournament at Spectrum Lanes in Grand Rapids. Gossman was third in the annual tourney as a freshman, second as a sophomore and first this time. (Photo supplied)

Editorial

A little history provides insight about Salem road millage

February 10, 2018

To the editor: Re: How has Salem Townshop gotten away with 5-mill road levy? One has to look back into the history of the townships around Salem to understand the problem. When the millage issue came up for renewal in neighboring townships their supervisors at the time felt their township...

Girls’, boys’ hoops tournament pairings announced

February 10, 2018

The girls' varsity basketball tournaments will get under way at Wayland and Climax-Scotts Monday-Friday, Feb. 26-March 2. The boys' tourney will be Monday-Friday, March 5-9, at Otsego and Martin. Girls’ hoops tournament Class B at Wayland Plainwell (11-5) vs. Otsego (9-6) at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26. Allegan...

Gun Lake ice too thin for snowmobiles, authorities say

February 10, 2018

After a woman was rescued Saturday by local authorities, Gun Lake is closed to snowmobiles because the ice is too thin and very weak, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Allegan County Sheriff's Department. The woman was rescued from the top of a partially submerged snowmobile...

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