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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…
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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…
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Leighton Plan Commission vote tied on air park question
The Leighton Township Planning Commission was deadlocked in a 2-2 vote Wednesday night on whether to accept or reject a resolution on a proposed air strip near the corner of 144th…
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Wayland Community Quilters group being organized
The Wayland Community Quilters have organized to make quilts for those in need. The group's first project is making lap quilts for patients at the Wings Home in Allegan, a…