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Hopkins elementary students take part in 5K run

The Hopkins Elementary Schools' Running Club ran in the Springfields5K in Fennville last Saturday. These kids practiced all spring for this event and put their skills to the test in…

Editor May 23, 2024

Features

WHS educator wins Mich. Youth Dance Fest award

Leigh Ann Hill, dance director at Wayland High Schoool, was honored with the 2024 K-12 Educator of the Year Award at the annual Michigan Youth Dance Festival. Mrs. Hill has…

Editor May 23, 2024

Sports

Vikings lose 8-6 to Sparta, fall to 2nd in O-K Silver

The Hopkins softball dropped the second game of a doubleheader against Sparta Wednesday, 8-6, to fall to second place in the final O-K Silver Conference standings. Calvin Christian won the…

Editor May 23, 2024

Sports

Wildcats score 29th O-K Gold Conference crown

So that’s a wrap win the O-K Gold Conference softball season, and to the surprise of no one, Wayland polished off as perfect record Wednesday afternoon with a 15-0 rout…

Editor May 22, 2024

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 24, 1999 Michigan State Police at the Wayland post are showing…

Editor May 22, 2024

Community Notices

Japinga, Multer, other awards presented at WHS

Wayland High School seniors earned scholarships, received recognition for entering the military and were praised for their hard work throughout their high school careers the annual Senior Athletic and Academic…

Editor May 22, 2024

Obituaries

Hopkins native Bill Gilligan dies at 83 in Kalamazoo

William D. Gilligan, a native of Hopkins, died Sunday, May 19, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was 83. He was born May 3, 1941, in Hopkins, the son…

Editor May 22, 2024

Sports

Lady Vikings cop 2nd place in star-studded invitational

The Hopkins girls’ track team finished in second place in a star-studded 32-team U of M Health-West Scholarship Invitational Tuesday at Byron Center. Neither the Wayland boys’ nor girls’ teams…

Editor May 21, 2024

Obituaries

Vrate James Gill, 46, of Shelbyville, died Monday, May 20.

A visitation for Vrate will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Cook Funeral Home — Byron Center Chapel, 2067 84th St. SW. A second visitation…

Editor May 21, 2024

Articles

Dorr Plan Commission wants to charge for special meetings

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended the Township Board levy a $750 fee for those who seek a special meeting. Members were somewhat surprised to learn Dorr does…

Editor May 21, 2024