Josh Bootsma

Recent violence at Memorial Jr. High highlights need for SRO, say D158 and LPD By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (June 4, 2022) – A School Resource Police Officer will be placed at Memorial Jr. High School next year, and will serve the middle school as well as District 158's elementary schools...

LANSING, Ill. (June 4, 2022) – The June 7 Lansing Village Board meetings begin at 7 p.m. with a regular Board meeting, which is directly followed by the Committee of the Whole meeting. Village Board meeting agenda (7 p.m.) Many of the items brought before the Village Board at this meeting...

by Josh Bootsma and Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (June 3, 2022) – This week's video message is a potpourri of inside information about the week of news — in print and online.Encouraging feedback We appreciate the comments we've received from readers about the summer print issue. A few examples that arrived...

Coach Bob Tengstrand to leave TF South after another year of dominance By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (June 3, 2022) – This year's TF South Badminton season was special for a few reasons. First, the team's performance — the Red Wolves won conference for the 11th straight year, took home the...

LANSING, Ill. (June 2, 2022) — The final sport to end its season at TF South this spring was Boys Track, which sent four athletes to the state tournament on May 27 and 28. Leading up to state At the sectional track meet on May 18, four Red Wolves qualified for...

Seventh-grader makes third place finish after narrowly qualifying for state tournament By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (June 1, 2022) – Seventh-grader Jordyn Clark ended her track season this year with a third place finish at the Illinois Elementary School Association State Meet in late May.Clark, a student at Memorial Junior High,...

Undercover cops, fake accounts, and strategic checks all part of LPD's response to prostitution By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (May 27, 2022) – From January through April of this year, Lansing Police Department officers have checked in on — or been called to — Lansing hotels over 1,500 times. Most of...

By Josh Bootsma LYNWOOD, Ill. (May 30, 2022) – Dozens of local residents spent their Memorial Day morning at Liberty Memorial Park in Lynwood for the dedication and ribbon-cutting of a new veterans memorial.In a windy ceremony that started at 10 a.m., Lynwood officials welcomed local residents, veterans, elected officials,...

LANSING, Ill. (May 28, 2022) — The school year is coming to a close, and with it comes the end of sports of TF South. Below are the most recent scores for the spring sports as they close the end of their seasons: TFS Girls Track and Field May 20 Meet: State...

by Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (May 27, 2022) – In a sunny trip around Lansing, Melanie and Josh visit the locations of three Lansing events that are upcoming this week: Pre-Memorial Day ceremony Sunday's ceremony will start at 2 p.m. at the Lansing Veterans Memorial. Coverage of last year's event can be...