Month: September 2023

GOP legislators’ election lawsuit just a power grab

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. The Republican Party has been earning a reputation lately for bypassing the will of the people. Eleven members of the GOP in the House of Representatives have filed a lawsuit to overturn statewide ballot...
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Community Notices

Deputy injured by assault released from hospital

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Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids has confirmed that the Allegan County deputy hospitalized Sept. 11 after suffering injuries trying to arrest a 35-year-old Dorr man has been released and retuned home. Police reports were that the deputy, Dillon Kibby, tried to arrest 35-year-old Christopher Gerou for being...
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Homecoming king, queen chosen at Hopkins Friday

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Abby Zalis and Connor Ainsworth were chosen queen and king of the homecoming festivities Friday night at Hopkins High School. The high school was featured on WOOD-TV early Friday morning for its Feeding America food drive, which kick started the special day for the Vikings.
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Martin’s homecoming royalty selected on gridiron

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Elected royalty for Homecoming 2023 Friday night at Martin High School were (from left) Duke and Duchess Haylen Buell and Memrie Gayheart, King and Queen Taegan Harris and Lauren Taylor, and Prince and Princess Jonathan Owen and Avery Jager.
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Vikings lose on hail Mary, ‘Cats victims of comeback

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The Wayland and Hopkins High School varsity football teams Friday night absorbed difficult defeats on the gridiron, but Martin found a way to prevail over visiting NorthPointe Christian, 46-30. The Clippers, who lost 34-19 to an unbeaten 9-0 Mustangs outfit a year ago, this time came out on top to...
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Education Foundation grants are distributed

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The Wayland Union Education Foundation Friday distributed 26 Innovation Grants and National Conference Grants throughout the district. Members of the Education Foundation and Administrators presented our staff members with grant certificates. The school administration, in an official statement issued today, said, "Wayland thanks you for continuing to go above and...
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Sports

Hopkins girls’ golfer, team show promise on the links

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Cayla Szubinski The Hopkins High School girls’ varsity golf program hasn’t been in existence for long, but this fall there has been reason for optimism. The Vikings earlier this week placed third at at the fifth O-K Silver Jamboree this season and Cayla Szubinski shot a program record-tying individual nine-hole...
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Lady Vikings lose to Calvin Christian in showdown

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Kylee Sykes does the setting here. The cover photo is of Kate Cleypool nailing a kill. The O-K Silver Conference volleyball championship so often comes down to Hopkins and Grandville Calvin Christian. The two perennial contenders met for a dual match Thursday night that looked every bit as much as...
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Articles

Dorr sustainable business park project is paused

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The sustainable business park project for the northeast corner of Dorr Township has been paused because the anchor tenant, Continuous Materials, hasn’t been able to secure the funding needed for startup. Continuous Materials plans to manufacture siding, roofing and ceiling parts from discarded plastic glass and other so-called recycling items...
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Columns

Army Bob: End-of-the-world scams are profitable

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by Robert M. Traxler William Henry Gates III, a hero of the rank and file of the progressive movement and a multi billionaire, along with Prince William (the King in waiting to the throne of England) and Michael Bloomberg, are issuing a caution that climate change just might not be...
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