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Two fires occur 2 months apart same area in Martin

Martin Fire & Rescue is investigating a second fire in two months near the intersection of 120th Avenue and 10th Street. Firefighters were summoned overnight Wednesday to the northeast corner…

Editor October 11, 2023

Sports

Viking girls finish 8th in regional golf tournament

The Hopkins girls' varsity golf team finished in eighth place Tuesday at the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) regionals at Hastings, bringing the season to an end. Individual scores…

Editor October 10, 2023

Sports

Martin frosh girl places 2nd in Wayland Invitational

Martin freshman cross country sensation Veyda Conley didn’t break 20 minutes again, but she did capture the runner-up slot in the Wayland Invitational Tuesday afternoon, Conley, who has run the…

Editor October 10, 2023

Articles

ITC granted site plan for downsizing building

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening gave its approval to a proposed site plan from the Michigan Electric Transmission Co. (ITC) at 801 S. Main St. ITC, which manufactures…

Editor October 10, 2023

Articles

Wayland school buses to have Internet for students

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening approved a proposal to provide wi-fi Internet service for students on 23 buses in the fleet. The board has agreed to pay ByteSpeed…

Editor October 10, 2023

Columns

Army Bob: Hamas is getting lots of assistance from Iran

“If the Palestinians lay down their weapons, there will be peace. If the Israelis lay down their weapons, there will be a massacre.” — Golda Meir. by Robert M. Traxler…

Editor October 9, 2023

Articles

Hopkins Township plays musical chairs to fill seat

Sandra Morris The Hopkins Township Board played some musical chairs Monday night to fill a vacancy. In the wake of the resignation of Sandra Morris as treasurer, Clerk Eric Alberta…

Editor October 9, 2023

Sports

Martin’s varsity football game moved to Thursday

Martin High School's eight-man varsity football game against Marcellus has been moved from Friday night to Thursday night at 7 p.m. because of a lack of officials. All football games…

Editor October 9, 2023

Obituaries

Celebration of life for Jim Kotrba is Nov. 25 at VFW

Word has been received that Jim Kotrba, a 1966 Wayland High School graduate, died of lung cancer Saturday evening, Oct. 7, at a hospital in Lakeland, Fla. He was 76.…

Editor October 9, 2023

Articles

County shelter severing ties with Wishbone Pet Rescue

The Wishbone Pet Rescue Alliance is protesting the Allegan County Board of Commissioners’ decision to sever ties between the alliance at the animal shelter. County officials notified Wishbone they would…

Editor October 8, 2023