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Lady Vikings win Lawton volleyball tournament title

August 23, 2016

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team defeated five opponents Saturday at the Lawton Invitational to capture the tournament title. The Lady Vikings defeated Bridgman 21-14 and 21-19 in the finals after getting past Fennville and host Lawton in the Gold Bracket rounds of play. Hopkins split with Bridgman and topped Saugatuck...

Ranger Rick: Our troubles can be traced to Chickenman times

August 23, 2016

Years ago, many years ago (50 years) a program on radio called “Chickenman” – the most fantastic crime fighter the world has ever known — came on every day on WLS radio and many other stations across the nation. Benton Harbor (aka “Chickenman”), the Commissioner, Miss Helfinger were just a...

Pine Street Elementary, high school pool days numbered

August 22, 2016

Plans for building or updating Wayland Union school district facilities are getting more into focus after the second community forum Monday night with about three dozen citizens in attendance. It’s looking more than likely that Pine Street elementary, now celebrating its 75th year, will be sold or taken down and...

Clippers marching band plays 2 tunes for cancer patient

August 22, 2016

The Martin High School Clipper marching band took a break from band camp to play for a band member's grandmother Wednesday, Aug. 17. Ethan Jonker's grandmother, Jamie Hayes, underwent surgery Tuesday for breast cancer. They surprised her by walking over from the camp and played two of their show songs...

Monday Moanin’: Adequacy study inadequate, but so is funding

August 21, 2016

by Jeff Salisbury Late in the Lame Duck legislative session of 2014, Democrats won what they thought was a major victory in getting the Republican-led legislature and Gov. Snyder to agree to a study of how much it actually costs to educate a child in Michigan. Though the study had...

Their ‘Finest Hours’: How the Coast Guard earns its pay

August 21, 2016

by Barry Hastings If you haven't read the book (or seen the movie) The Finest Hours, by Michael Touugias and Casey Sherman (Scribner paperback, 2015), run out and buy a copy, or take in the movie pronto. The book describes, in frightening detail, how the U.S. Coast Guard has been...

Wayland women dominate Miss Allegan County pageant

August 21, 2016

Mary Bush (left) of Wayland Union High School was selected the new Miss Allegan Outstanding Teen 2017 and Rachel Bouterse, a Wayland High School graduate now representing Aquinas College at the Miss Michigan, was chosen the new Miss Allegan County 2017. The Allegan County pageant was held Saturday in Allegan....

Strongest storms of 2016 include tornadoes to the northwest

August 20, 2016

Tornado warnings sounded all over Allegan County just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday as funnel clouds were sighted in Bangor and Fennville. The tornado was reported moving north and it was reported to have touched won near Hamilton and later multiple tornadoes were reported on the west side of Grand Rapids,...

Memorial service in GR Aug. 27 for Lillian Van Zee, 83

August 20, 2016

Lillian Lenora (Grose) Van Zee died July 25 at the age of 83 in her home in Fort Myers, Fla. There will be a memorial service in her honor at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Salvation Army Fulton Heights Corps, 1215 Fulton, NE, Grand Rapids. She was born,...

Local business owner Jerry Deemter dies from injuries at 62

August 20, 2016

Jerry Deemter, 62, Shelbyville, died Aug. 19, at Faith Hospice Trillium Woods as a result of injuries sustained in a recent accident. Jerry will be lovingly remembered for his honesty, commitment to biblical fairness and truth in all endeavors. He selflessly gave to and served those in need. He was...

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