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Hopkins tracksters competitive with bigger schools

Hopkins performed reasonably well Friday evening in a crowded field of schools, most of them Division 2, at the Gull Lake Invitational. Though some unbeaten streaks fell for individuals and…

Editor April 15, 2017

Sports

Lady Wildcats drop 3-1 soccer decision to Middleville

Middleville Thornapple Kellogg defeated Wayland's soccer team 3-1 Thursday evening at the Trojans' field. The two teams battled to a scoreless tie in the first half. "The game started off…

Editor April 14, 2017

Obituaries

Service will be Monday for Elmer Wright, 86, of Hopkins

Elmer W. Wright, 86, of Hopkins, died Tuesday, April 11, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. Mr. Wright was born Nov. 26, 1930 in Allegan, the son of the…

Editor April 14, 2017

Community Notices

MESSAGE plans Earth Day art display in Martin

M.E.S.S.A.G.E, a student environmental group, is working with the Martin High School Art Department to put on the second annual Earth Day Art Display. The deadline for students to submit…

Editor April 14, 2017

Obituaries

Service Monday for Patricia Levack, 78, or Dorr

Patricia Diane Levack, age 78, of Dorr, died Wednesday, April 12. She is survived by her husband, James Levack Sr.; children Debbie (Dennis) Christie, Ken (Susan) Bussell, Audrey Bland, Randy…

Editor April 14, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral will be Tuesday for Melody Lodenstein, 67

Melody L. Lodenstein, 67, of Wayland, died Thursday, April 13, at her home. She was born on May 27, 1949, to Gilbert and Lorraine (Kinert) Merchant in Petoskey. She married…

Editor April 14, 2017

Articles

Leighton OKs repaving job for nearly a mile of 2nd Street

Almost one mile of Second Street between 142nd and 144th Avenues in Leighton Township will get a repaving job this year. The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening approved the project…

Editor April 14, 2017

Features

Pine Street goes green with water filling stations

Pine Street Elementary School has saved more than 10,000 plastic water bottles by using new water filling stations in their building. Fifth-grader Aiden Ordway, a K-Kids member, approached the Principal…

Editor April 14, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Truth indeed is a casualty of civil wars

Sarin gas was used in the Syrian civil war. As our own civil war will attest, civil wars are the most vicious. In ours, 2% of the entire nation died,…

Editor April 14, 2017

Community Notices

WHS students American Chemical Society exam finalists

Wayland High School students in AP and organic chemistry classes took a preliminary test provided by the American Chemical Society, offered to all students in Kalamazoo, Allegan and VanBuren counties.…

Editor April 14, 2017