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OTTUMWA — Two years ago almost to the day, Marc Roe joked briefly about Bob Meyers sport coat on the former Ottumwa City Council members last day on the job.

OTTUMWA — Two years ago almost to the day, Marc Roe joked briefly about Bob Meyers sport coat on the former Ottumwa City Council members last day on the job.

Robert Meyer — lovingly remembered as Bob — was a larger-than-life presence in and outside the newsroom.

Phoenix Children’s Hospital cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new campus in Glendale. According to Phoenix Children’s, the West Valley is now home to 400,000 children and that number is projected to grow to 500,000 by 2030. Phoenix Children’s already opened a new campus in Avondale earlier this year.

Walled Lake Western got both goals — a district title and a rematch with Mason — all wrapped up together nicely with the No. 5-ranked Warriors’ ground-pounding 50-22 win over No. 8 Auburn Hills Avondale in Friday’s Division 3 district finals.

Oakland County's peerless prognosticator returns to make his picks for the district finals round of the 2023 football postseason.

Strickland was honored to have been nominated for the Coach of the Week Award and views it as a team award.

Oakland County's peerless prognosticator returns to make his picks for the district finals round of the 2023 football postseason.

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As the seconds ticked away near the conclusion of Friday night’s Division 3 district opener at Auburn Hills Avondale High School, Yellow Jackets quarterback Tyler Herzog heaved the ball into the night sky, having led the Yellow Jackets to a 34-24 win over Holly for Avondale's first playoff win since 2012.