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Former Leighton Twp. Supervisor Dar VanderArk dies

Former Leighton Township Supervisor Darwin "Dar" VanderArk, aged 71, of Moline, died of cancer Saturday, Oct. 21. Dar served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was described by…

Editor October 21, 2017

Sports

Lady Wildcats place 18th in Division 3 state golf meet

The Wayland girls’ golf team placed 18th in the Division 3 state meet Friday and Saturday at the Forest Akers West Golf Course on the campus of Michigan State University.…

Editor October 21, 2017

Sports

Clippers lose 29-18 to Lawton in final game of season

by Austin Marsman Martin wrapped up its football season with a tough 29 to 18 loss Friday night at Lawton. It appeared as though the Clippers had momentum at intermission with a 12-7 advantage…

Editor October 21, 2017

Sports

Vikings lose season finale to undefeated Kelloggsville

The Hopkins High School varsity football team concluded its season Friday night with a 4-5 overall record. The Vikings lost 34-14 to undefeated Kelloggsville and it was noted that all…

Editor October 20, 2017

Sports

Rylee Cronkright is runner-up at Allegan County meet

Wayland girls finished fourth and Hopkins fifth Friday afternoon in the annual Allegan County cross-country meet at the Martin Motor Sports Park. Otsego was the county champion in the girls’…

Editor October 20, 2017

Sports

Of Wildcats’ 5 straight losses, 4 were to playoff teams

Wayland was 3-1 in Week 4 of the football season and lost five in a row to finish at 3-6. But four of the five losses were to playoff teams,…

Editor October 20, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral Monday for lifetime Hopkins man Harvey Hazen

Harvey G. Hazen, age 92, died, Wednesday, Oct. 18. Harvey grew up on a farm in Hopkins and celebrated 51 years of marriage to Eleanor Goeree. They raised three children. They…

Editor October 20, 2017

Columns

Basura: Trump’s call to Sgt. Johnson’s widow ‘oafish’

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This isn’t what I wanted to be writing. I had in mind something about coaching youth soccer at an elementary school. Maybe that’ll still happen. But I can’t…

Editor October 20, 2017

Sports

Hopkins now 5-1 in Silver after completing 1st round

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team has completed the first round of competition in the O-K Silver Conference this season with a 5-1 record. The Lady Vikings' only loss in league…

Editor October 20, 2017

Sports

WHS grad guides Colorado teams to another state meet

Wayland High School graduate Robby Young (wearing cap) talks things over with his Rampart High School girls' varsity cross-country team just before the regionals Thursday afternoon in Colorado. The Lady…

Editor October 19, 2017