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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

Obituaries

Service planned at Leighton church for June Sherwood

June Margaret (Lindley) Sherwood, age 89, died April 12. She was born on June 10, 1927, the daughter of Herbert and Sada (Shugart) Lindley. She is survived by her children…

Editor April 14, 2017

Sports

Martin splits doubleheader with Black River of Holland

Martin split a doubleheader with Black River of Holland Thursday, dropping the opener 11-7 before coming back to take the nightcap 5-3. "We played well tonight," said coach Jon Gambee.…

Editor April 13, 2017

Sports

Lady Vikings cruise on track, boys lose 76-60 to Godwin

The Hopkins girls’ track team continues to work toward its goal of another O-K Silver Conference championship, and Thursday took another step by crushing Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Hopkins boys,…

Editor April 13, 2017

Articles

Leighton air park issue to go to public hearing in May

The Leighton Township Planning Commission has recommended denial for a request for an ar strip, but the issue now will go before the Township Board May 22 or 23 in…

Editor April 13, 2017

Community Notices

Hopkins robotics team qualifies for state championship

The Hopkins FIRST Robotics team has qualified for the Michigan Championship April 13-15 at Saginaw Valley State University. The Tech Vikings built a robot to pick up gears and deliver…

Editor April 13, 2017

Sports

Wubben’s 4 RBIs lead Hopkins past Calvin Christian

James Wubben drove in four on three hits to lead Hopkins past Calvin Christian 11-1 Wednesday in the O-K Silver Conference opener for both teams. Wubben drove in runs in…

Editor April 13, 2017