Dale Eugene Fouse age 69 of Six Lakes, formerly of Hopkins, died Feb. 11. Dale was born on Sept. 14, 1949, in Memphis Tenn., the son of Donald and Juanita Fouse. He grew up in the Montcalm area with this two sisters, Faith May and Glenna Fouse. He joined the Army in 1966 and served […]
Dorothy Anne Funk, 82, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Green Acres of Wayland. Dorothy was born in Allegan on April 16, 1936, to the late William and Mary (Callahan) Hoffman and was the wife of the late Richard “Dick” Funk. She was a graduate of Allegan High School and went on to pass
Wayland High School assistant varsity football coach Paul Goodwin this week rolled his first career perfect 300 bowling game at the Rock ‘N Bowl Lanes. Goodwin is a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School, where he played football and bowled. He also graduated from Olivet College before he joined the coaching staff for the Wildcats.
Leighton Township officials will be hosts for a special master plan open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Leighton Township Hall on 12th Street. A flyer promoting the event indicates, “A master plan is a policy guide describing the desired physical development of the community. The master plan is a
Eighth grade Wayland Union Middle School student Audra Trumbull has won the Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee and will advance to the Greater Grand Rapids Bee at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. (Photo supplied)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Terry Parks is a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School, He is a former pastor, entrepreneur and inventor who several years ago returned to live in his hometown. by Terry Parks First I want to commend David Young for being a fair minded journalist and editorialist who may not agree with all that’s
Well, here we go again. It’s gotten so pervasive that some on Facebook are asserting that 2019 is the year children stopped going to school. Hopkins, Martin and Wayland schools were called off Wednesday in the wake of another snowstorm. This makes as many as nine of the last 13 school days featuring no students
Wayland High School graduate Lacey James is a starting sophomore forward this season at Northern Illinois University. James, a three-year Wildcat starter who helped Wayland win conference, regional and district championships, is averaging 8.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game for the Huskies. His best game thus far has been a 20-point and 14-rebound performance
The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team earned sweet revenge against Kelloggsville Tuesday night. The Lady Vikings struggled offensively and lost to the O-K Silver Conference rival Saturday afternoon, their first loss in league play this season, but came back to turn the tables 43-39. The triumph left them with a Silver record of 6-1 and
The Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball team improved to 11-4 overall and 6-2 in the O-K Silver Conference Tuesday night by breezing past Kelloggsville on the road, 74-53. The Vikings apparently are fighting for second place in the O-K Silver Conference with NorthPointe Christian, a team they have yet to face this season. Godwin, which owns
