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We Americans ask for and get negative news reports
ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. “Nobody robbed a liquor store on the lower part of town Nobody OD'ed, nobody…
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Wildcat boys defeat Jenison in nonleague hoops contest
The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team defeated Jenison 63-46 Friday evening in a non-conference contest. The team's overall record now is 13-3 and 6-2 in the O-K Gold Conference. The…
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Dorr fishing enthusiast gets master angler walleye
Tom Gratz of Dorr caught this 301/2-inch, eight and a half pound walleye out of Houghton Lake earlier this month. A spokesman for Lyman's on the Lake fishing charter service…
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Army Bob: What’s so bad about Trump being a populist?
President Donald Trump is being called a populist by a mostly single-minded media. Now a reasonable and prudent person would ask, what is wrong with being a populist? A definition…
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Clippers shoot better than 60%, cruise to 66-25 win
Martin cruised to an easy 66-25 Southwest Athletic Conference triumph over Lawrence Friday night, despite not scoring a point in the fourth and final quarter. The Clippers led 24-7, 48-15…
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Lady Vikings dare upset attempt, but fall to Tri-Unity
The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team lost 48-35 Friday night to a Tri-Unity Christian squad that entered the contest with an 11-3 overall record. Whether its was a good defensive…
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Tri-Unity Christian halts Vikings’ 4-game winning streak
A slow start on the offensive end of the court and a collapse of same in the late third and early fourth quarters doomed Hopkins and its four-game winning streak…
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Sydney Urben sets records in Lady Wildcats’ shutout win
Junior standout Sydney Urben broke the school and league record for individual game score, highlighting a 30-0 shutout triumph for Wayland Wednesday over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Urben's 279 eclipsed by…
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Viking boys now 13-2 overall on lanes; girls are 12-3
The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ bowling teams both have racked up impressive dual match records this season thus far. The boys now are 13-2 overall and the Lady Vikings are…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Leighton Township budget hearing will be March 9
The Leighton Township Board has scheduled a public hearing on the fiscal year 2017-18 budget for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9. The board will have a special workshop on the…