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Drew Weber sidelined, but asked to coach at Olivet
The bad news is that Hopkins High School graduate Drew Weber (right) has been forced call it quits for his basketball career. A senior on the Olivet College basketball team,…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) This was Wayland High School in 1940, a year before it was taken down at the…
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Former local elementary PE teacher dies in Middleville
Former Wayland elementary physical education teacher Janet Leslie (White) Johnson,71, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, at her home in Middleville. Born March 26, 1951, in Kenton, Ohio, she was the daughter…
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A harbinger of what’s to come later this week?
The predicted big winter storm had not yet arrived, but already there was a highway incident, this one at the Gun Lake Casino exit (No. 61) off the U.S.-131 expressway.…
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Short-handed Martin girls edged in 1st hoop defeat
A short-handed Martin girls' basketball team absorbed its first loss of the season Tuesday in a 33-31 nail-biter at West Michigan Christian. Coach Ben Schipper and his assistant were out…
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Viking boys unbeaten in O-K Silver bowling standings
The Hopkins boys' bowling team scored its fourth victory this season Monday by shooting past O-K Silver rival Belding 22-8. The Vikings remain undefeated in conference action. Top bowlers were…
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Hopkins hoops squads both victorious over Allegan
Senior Mady Weber on the dribble vs. Allegan. The Hopkins boys' and girls' basketball teams enjoyed a pretty good night Tuesday in ballgames against Allegan. The boys pushed their overall…
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Lady Wildcats bounce back to defeat Hamilton 58-46
Harmony Laker The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team Tuesday night bounced back from a terrible drubbing last week at the hands of unbeaten West Catholic by getting past Hamilton 58-46.…
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Wayland teacher, coach in GR hospital after stroke
Jody Tyner Wayland Middle School teacher and assistant varsity wrestling coach Jody Tyner suffered a stroke Saturday and is currently at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. A family spokesperson said,…
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Yes It’s True: Hopkins visit reminds me of Willoughby
“Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear…” After a disappointing shopping experience at a big box store Monday in Grand Rapids, I decided to change gears Tuesday…