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Martin Schools asks people to mask up, social distance

November 30, 2021

Martin Public Schools officials are asking students, parents and staff to wear masks and practice social distancing for the next three weeks because of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases. Superintendent Brooke Ballee-Stone, in a letter released today, wrote: “In order to avoid further closures and cancelations of school, sports...

Continued Covid leaves me and family ‘languishing’

August 24, 2021

by Denise Dykstra This week I attended our school’s school board meeting. They had some decisions that were being made and I wanted to hear what was going to happen. Once upon a time, I used to attend school board meetings somewhat regularly. But I missed one, then two and...

You can call this ex-Viking athlete a Marine sergeant

August 4, 2021

A lot of people fondly remember Laura Velderman as a Hopkins High School track and cross-country star who qualified for the state meet in both sports. Today, she is Marine Sgt. Laura Velderman Henricks, who just recently promoted to her present rank after serving in the Marines for a little...

Yes It’s True: Interviewers should just ‘let ’em play’

June 6, 2021

Naomi Osaka All this brouhaha about Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka declining to do interviews has brought me back to a conclusion I made a long time ago — the most overrated process in presenting the news or sports indeed is the sometimes rude and often cumbersome media need for...

Prayer service planned for Martin native Jim McGuire

May 31, 2021

Martin native Jim McGuire died Friday, May 28. He was 84. He was born March 14, 1937, to Bernard and Mildred (Brown) in Martin. The oldest of nine children, Jim spent long hours on the family farm in Martin. His grandparents and parents instilled a Catholic faith by being one...

Hopkins opts out of state’s high school closure request

April 9, 2021

Hopkins Public Schools officials have decided to return to school Monday and continue spring sports practices and games, despite recommendations from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Departmant of Health and Human Services. The governor and health officials Friday morning asked schools to go to all virtual learning instead of...

County Covid deaths jump to 118, but signs positive

February 22, 2021

The number of Coronavirus cases reported in Allegan County continues to decline, but the death toll in the last week increased from 110 to 118. The average number of cases over a two-week period declined to blow 10 over the last three days and the positivity rate is down to...

Stats still improving, but county Covid deaths at 110

February 12, 2021

The number of deaths in Allegan County associated with the Coronavirus moved up to 110, as compared to 105 last Monday. Despite the increase, statistics continue to look positive in the battle against Covid-19. The average number of new cases over a seven-day period declined to below 10 percent for...

Ranger Rick: Sports gender equality sometimes unfair

February 9, 2021

A number of years ago, some mothers of female sports programs at Forest Hills wanted the female sports to mirror the boys programs where basketball was played in the winter for both young men and young women. They sued the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) to change the program...

Optimistic signs continue in fight against Coronavirus

February 8, 2021

Wayland Union Schools is having its last week of hybrid instruction in preparation for transition to all-day, every day in-person classes, as statistics continue to look positive in the battle against Covid-19. The average number of cases over seven days in Allegan County has fallen from 43.7 a month ago...

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