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Wildcat boys, Viking girls 2nd in Hopkins Invitational

It was the first time this season that the Hopkins girls’ track team didn’t finish first, but it was runner-up Saturday to Division 1 Lowell in the Hopkins Invitational. The…

Editor May 5, 2018

Articles

Proposed airstrip developer presents his side of issue

Clark Galloway, co-developer of a proposed airstrip near 144th Avenue and Kalamazoo Avenue, has fired the first salvo in the public relations battle on the issue that will be settled…

Editor May 5, 2018

Obituaries

Service May 10 for Patricia Knowlton of Watson Twp.

Patricia Ann (Taggart) Knowlton, 83 of Watson Township, died Thursday, May 3, at Wings Home in Allegan. Mrs. Knowlton, born March 1, 1935, in Allegan, the daughter of the late…

Editor May 5, 2018

Articles

Watson seeks ways to spend part of growing surplus

Watson Township has a healthy fund balance — maybe a little too healthy — and local officials Thursday evening had lengthy discussions about how the surplus funds should be spent.…

Editor May 4, 2018

Columns

Army Bob: Is Korea the ‘Land of the Morning Calm’?

Folks will call Afghanistan our longest war, but it's not true. It has been repeated so many times most believe it. The Korean War has been ongoing for 68 years.…

Editor May 4, 2018

Sports

‘Cats’ 5th-place Bedford Valley finish earned notice

Perhaps one huge reason the Wayland High School golf team has been ranked as high as No. 5 among Division 2 teams in the state is that the Wildcats finished…

Editor May 4, 2018

Sports

Lady Clippers sweep twin bill against Fennville

by Austin Marsman The Martin High School varsity softball team swept a doubleheader against Fennville Thursday, winning game one 6 to 1 and game two, 12 to 2. Fennville struggled…

Editor May 4, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral June 2 for car dealership owner Gene Modreske

Gene Modreske, longtime owner and manager of the Wayland Chrysler dealership just north of the city limits, died Monday. He was 78. Gene was owner of Wayland Chrysler for more…

Editor May 4, 2018

Obituaries

Former State Rep., Senator Patty Birkholz dies at 74

Former Michigan State Rep and Senator Patty Birkholz, 74, of Saugatuck died of cancer Thursday, May 3. Birkholz served three two-year terms in the Michigan House and two four-year…

Editor May 4, 2018

Articles

Watson officials worry about minimum width ordinance

The Watson Township Planning Commission is grappling with a possible ordinance requiring a minimum width for all dwellings, which Commissioner Chuck Andrysiak said might eventually outlaw single-wide mobile homes. "It…

Editor May 4, 2018