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Vikings pull out 60-59 Silver hoops thriller at Wyoming Lee

January 27, 2017

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team came up with a thrilling 60-59 victory at Wyoming Lee Friday night to improve its overall season record to 4-7 and its O-K Silver Conference mark to 3-3. Senior Justin Weick nailed a free throw with 1.1 seconds left to break a 59-59 deadlock...

Clippers upend 8-2 Marcellus with clutch play down stretch

January 27, 2017

Marcellus scared the daylights out of Martin in Friday's Southwestern Athletic Conference basketball battle, at least for three and a half periods. The Wildcats brought an 8-2 record to Martin, 3-0 in the SAC, and they appeared to have the Clippers on the ropes until midway in the fourth quarter....

‘Routine’ Dorr Board of Review appointment not routine

January 27, 2017

It's usually a routine matter to appoint alternates to a Board of Review, but Dorr Township seems to specialize in the unusual. Former Township Clerk Brian Boot was approved in a politically charged 4-3 vote of the board to one of the two alternates' seats and Joshua Harrison was appointed...

Columns

Army Bob: Democrats’ spin is just a polite term for lying

January 26, 2017

by Robert M. Traxler A new mantra we keep hearing from the media and the Democrats is that all 16 American Intelligence agencies agree the that Russians hacked the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) email. Hard for a reasonable and prudent person to believe they all agree on anything, but let’s...

Dorr assessor’s request to fix pay snafu delayed a month

January 26, 2017

Dorr Township Assessor Patti Sampley Thursday night asked the Township Board to fix a clerical mistake in her contract that she said resulted in her being underpaid, but she won’t get an answer until next month. The township a couple of years ago failed on 11 of the 13 new...

Dorr Twp. road work set this year, but not graveling

January 26, 2017

It’s been agreed that road work in Dorr Township this year will consist of installing culverts on 18th Street north to 144th Avenue and rebuilding about one and a third mile along 144th Avenue. However, the Township Board hasn’t yet decided on the Allegan County Road Commission’s suggestions to lay...

Four Wildcats are Bulldogs in high school hockey arena

January 26, 2017

Four Wayland High School student-athletes are members of the Byron Center varsity hockey team this winter. They are senior forward Mike Anderson, junior forward/defenseman Mitchell Nagel, sophomore forward Logan Clairmont and sophomore forward Rory Myers. The Bulldogs' varsity also includes players from Grand Rapids South Christian in a cooperative arrangement....

Wildcat jayvees sport even better hoops record than varsity’s

January 26, 2017

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team has a fine 7-2 overall record on the season and is ranked No. 6 in the latest Class B state poll, but the junior varsity sports an even better record at 8-1. The Wildcat jayvees, coached by Chris Jasinski, have lost just once, 71-65...

Hopkins elementaries win grant for more library access

January 26, 2017

Students at Hopkins and Sycamore elementary schools soon will have access to much larger classroom libraries, thanks to a grant from the Michigan Department of Education. Hopkins Public Schools has been awarded a $19,305 grant for additional instructional time and interventions. Classroom teachers will be receiving $430 to supplement their...

Memorial service will be Sunday for Shawn Wise, 65

January 25, 2017

Shawn Christine Wise, age 65, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, at her home in Wayland after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Shawn was a registered nurse for many years, and enjoyed gardening, camping and her draft horses. Shawn is survived by her husband, Michael Wise; her children, Meegan (Charlie) Zickus,...

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