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Viking soccer team evens record at 1-1 with 8-0 win

The Hopkins boys' varsity soccer team evened its record at 1-1 overall Wednesday with a convincing 8-0 victory over nonleague opponent Gobles. The win came after a season-opening 1-0 loss…

Editor August 25, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings take Silver Bracket title in tournament

After suffering two defeats in pool play Wednesday, the Hopkins varsity volleyball team rebounded to take the championship in the Silver Division of the Delton Kellogg tournament. Hopkins started the…

Editor August 25, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcat standout Leigha Morse to attend Aquinas College

So which will it be? Volleyball or softball? Wayland High School standout Leigha Morse has announced she intends to attend Aquinas College in Grand Rapids after she is no longer…

Editor August 25, 2016

Sports

Wildcat boys lose 4-1 nonleague soccer game at Otsego

The Wayland High School boys' soccer team dropped a 4-1 decision to Otsego Wednesday evening to bring its overall season record to 0-3. The Wildcats' Chuck Wroblewski found the back…

Editor August 24, 2016

Obituaries

Funeral Saturday for Hopkins High School grad Lynn Fleming

Lynn D. Fleming, 74, of Fennville, a 1959 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Monday, Aug. 22, at Wings Home in Allegan. Born Aug. 25, 1941, he was the son…

Editor August 24, 2016

Obituaries

Services set for 1965 Hopkins High School grad David Harnish

David Leon Harnish, age 69, a 1965 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Tuesday, Aug. 23. He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Linda Harnish; children, Karen (Richard)…

Editor August 24, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 230

25 Years Ago — Aug. 28, 1991 Michael Kelly was appointed to the seat on the Wayland Board of Education vacated by Lee Pankratz, who left the district for a…

Editor August 24, 2016

Columns

Democracy Tree: ‘Trumpism’ disease infects the Michigan GOP

“He is projecting an image of hyper-masculinity, demeaning critics, brittle — brittleness in the face of criticism and the strongman idea that ‘trust me, I won’t be very specific, trust…

Editor August 24, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcat spikers runners-up at Comstock Park Invitational

The Wayland varsity volleyball team was runner-up in the Comstock Park Invitational Tuesday, losing in a best two-of-three contest to Kent City in the final round. The Lady Wildcats went…

Editor August 24, 2016

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care

The late, great comedian George Carlin, during one of his best live stand-up routines about 10 years ago, made the observation, “Nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care.” Carlin,…

Editor August 23, 2016