Year: 2025

Kelsey Burgess The Hopkins High School volleyball team opened O-K Silver Conference play Thursday evening by getting past Wyoming Godwin Heights in straight sets 25-20, 25-11 and 25-23. The results…

Keith Arby Button of Hopkins died Thursday, Sept. 4, in the privacy of his home in Martin. He was 92. Keith was born to his late parents Arby and Beatrice…

The Wayland girls’ varsity cross-country team had a reasonably respectable showing in its first O-K Gold Conference meet Thursday at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids. The Lady Wildcats finished third…

Veyda Conley Martin ace junior harrier Veyda Conley came in second in Thursday afternoon’s Hartford Teske Invitational, as did the Clippers’ team in a field of seven in the competition.…

Ronald "Ron" Garvon, of Wayland died of cancer on Aug. 31. He was 64. Ron was born in Chase, Mich., on Aug. 10, 1961, to Betty and Walter Garvon. Ron…

Gary Duane Scheib, age 73, died at his home in Wayland Monday, Sept. 1. Gary was a true fan of all things Elvis! He loved his music and would even…

The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ teams competed in the first O-K Silver Conference meet of the season Wednesday at Rycenga Park, Fruitport. The Viking lads tied Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian…

The fifth annual Wayland Wayland Balloonfest will be  held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6, at Calkins Field at 3755 S Division, Wayland. This two-day event will consist of…

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr): 25 Years Ago — Sept. 4, 2000 The Globe published a feature story and pictures of…

James “Jumbo” Herbert Stoken, Jr., husband of Martin United Methodist Church pastor Maggie Stoken, died Aug. 31 after a long battle with cancer. Born Nov. 11, 1961, in Grand Rapids,…