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Martin Twp. to get lots of roadwork in 2025

The Martin Township Board got some pretty good news about local roads Wednesday night. The Allegan County Road Commission has listed two priority road projects for 2025 that will have…

Editor January 8, 2025

Features

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

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Weick's Store in the 1940s. 25 Years Ago — Jan.10, 2000 The Globe’s front page photo…

Editor January 8, 2025

Community Notices

Service officer’s action vs. car fire earns praise

Allegan County Sheriff's Deputy Alan Klein was praised by Martin Fire & Rescue for his role in extinguishing a car fire in the Martin School parking lot Tuesday. Deputy Klein,…

Editor January 8, 2025

Sports

Lady Clippers fall 53-29 at Kalamazoo Hacket

Kalamazoo Hackett defeated Martin Tuesday evening 53-29 to lift its season record to 5-2 and lower Martin’s to 2-5. Charity Laker Martin trailed 11-4 in the first quarter, but consecutive…

Editor January 7, 2025

Sports

Martin girls’ 22-1 team to be honored Jan. 17

The Martin girls’ basketball team that eventually only lost to Covid in 2020 will be honored Friday evening, Jan. 17, in between the girls’ and boys’ games at the hometown…

Editor January 7, 2025

Columns

King & I: We’re kicked out so we can fix trailer

by Phyllis McCrossin It’s the third day of the new year as I write this. I’m not certain it has any significance other than three days ago it was the…

Editor January 6, 2025

Sports

WHS guys take 27-3 match from W. Catholic

The Waylands girls' bowling team defeated West Catholic 21-9 Monday afternoon. They are shown here hoisting a runner-up trophy from a tournament last week. The Wayland boys’ bowling team returned…

Editor January 6, 2025

Obituaries

Spring service for care giver Keith Boekeloo?

Keith Stephen Boekeloo, aged 66, died of heart failure Dec. 28 in Grand Rapids Born on Nov. 14, 1958, in Kalamazoo, to the late Martin and Geraldine (Pinkster) Boekeloo, Keith…

Editor January 6, 2025

Obituaries

Memorial will be Friday for Cherish Powers, 38

Cherish Denae Powers, 38, of Allegan died Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids after a short battle with cancer (squamous cell carcinoma). Cherish was born in Grand…

Editor January 6, 2025

Community Notices

Leighton, like many other FDs, has record number of calls in ’24

The Leighton Township Fire Department today released information about its activities for the year 2024, and just like Wayland.Yankee Springs, it is noting a record number of calls. All area…

Editor January 5, 2025