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Local photography buff captures solar eclipse in Idaho

A lot of people donned those crazy glasses to get a gander at the first solar eclipse since 1979 Monday afternoon. One observer was photographer Hope Thurston Carter of Shelbyville,…

Editor August 21, 2017

Obituaries

Marilyn Runkel, 90, dies in North Carolina nursing home

Marilyn J. Runkel, of Hopkins, died Saturday, Aug. 19, at Morrison Manor (Hospice) of Scotland County in Laurinburg, N.C., where she had been residing since 2014 with her daughter, Ann…

Editor August 21, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Don’t remove monuments of brave soldiers

by Robert M. Traxler The current debate is whether we remove monuments to the Confederacy. I have no problem with removing monuments to the Confederate States of America (CSA), none,…

Editor August 21, 2017

Columns

The Subterranean: ‘Chuck’ is a poor man’s ‘Raging Bull’

Currently available in video ***1/2 out of five stars by Walter G. Tarrow This poor man’s version of "Raging Bull" was in very limited release and that's a shame. An…

Editor August 20, 2017

Features

Mitten of Gun Lake distributes more than 400 free pizzas

Mitten Pizza last Wednesday distributed 422 free pizzas, celebrating one year of serving Gun Lake and surrounding communities. People eager to bring home a free pizza waited in a long line, some…

Editor August 20, 2017

Sports

Wayland lad records 1st hole-in-one at a tender age

Tyler Omness, son of Wayland High School Assistant Principal Mike Omness, this past weekend scored his first-ever hole-in-one. He was golfing on the par three 15th hole at the Orchard…

Editor August 20, 2017

Sports

Vikings volleyball team unbeaten at Lawton Invitational

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team opened its season on solid footing by taking runner-up honors Saturday at the Lawton Invitational. Hopkins defeated Fennville 21-16, 21-9; split with Comstock 20-21, 21-14…

Editor August 20, 2017

Community Notices

WHS grad, fiance` seriously injured in traffic crash

Wayland High School graduate Jaime Laisure has been released from a Kalamazoo hospital after she and her fiancé, Paul Miller, also a WHS grad, suffered injuries in a serious traffic…

Editor August 20, 2017

Community Notices

Holland woman who drowned in Selkirk Lake identified

A woman drowned in Selkirk Lake Saturday night while swimming with another woman near a residence on the lake. Allegan County Sheriff's authorities arrived at the just after 11 p.m. at…

Editor August 20, 2017

Sports

Viking boys’ soccer team posts shutout win in opener

The Hopkins boys' varsity soccer team opened its season with a 3-0 victory over Kenowa Hills Saturday. Hunter Lahaie scored two goals and Brad Lowery added the other. Jesse Dykstra, Elliot Fair…

Editor August 19, 2017