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Ranger Rick: Is the JFK assassination relevant today?
Where were you on Friday Nov. 22, 1963? If you were alive and of age to remember the darkness that hung over the country after the assassination of President John…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Hopkins schools earn 3rd financial grant this year
Hopkins Public Schools has announced it has received its third financial award this year, the most recent $4,229.88 from the Michigan Department of Education for the Acceptable Assessment Tools for…
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Wildcat bowlers, Clipper girls opening winter seasons
The winter sports season will be kicked off Tuesday evening, Nov. 28, when the Martin girls' basketball team is host to Potter's House. This Saturday, the Wayland boys' and girls'…
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Presley Hudson named hoops tourney MVP in Bahamas
Former Wayland High School basketball star Presley Hudson last weekend was selected most valuable player in the Junkanoo Jam women's collegiate basketball tournament in the Bahamas. Hudson became only the…
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Allegan County Sheriff’s K-9 Lajki to get body armor
Allegan County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Lajki will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc. Lajki’s vest is…
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Hopkins Fire Department extingishes vehicle blaze
The Hopkins Fire Department was dispatched with mutual aid from Wayland Fire Department for an explosion with possible structure fire in Hopkins Township. Upon arrival, it was found to be…
Posted inObituaries
Bob Hilaski’s funeral mass Thursday at St. Stanislaus
Robert “Bob” Hilaski, age 80, of Hopkins, died Saturday, Nov. 25. Bob worked for Spartan Stores for 40 years. Throughout his life he enjoyed working on his farm. Bob loved…
Posted inEditorial
Let’s save pool, bowling alley using WAEMS example
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The time has come to adopt the principles of this area's most successful cooperative…
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Red Wagon to succeed Peereboom’s nursery business
The former Peereboom's Nursery and Greenhouse has been closed now for more than a year, but its successor, the Red Wagon Garden Center and Greenhouse, plans to open Monday, Dec.…
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Airport Lanes facing serious challenges to stay open
Airport Lanes, a bowling alley with more than a half century of tradition in the Wayland area, is facing some serious challenges, just as the high school bowling season is…