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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…
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Gun Lake Tribe, Casino sponsor electronic recycling
The Gun Lake Tribe and Gun Lake Casino have announced the next local electronics recycling event will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at the Tribe’s…
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After so much bad news, Army Bob gets good prognosis
The prostate cancer tests are all in: PSA test, DRE, biopsy, X-ray, bone scan, CT scan, all the data the doctor needs to make his diagnosis and develop a treatment…
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Sycamore Elementary named by state as Reward School
Sycamore Elementary School, part of the Hopkins Public School District, has been identified as a Reward School by the Michigan Department of Education. A Reward School is one that has…
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Melissa Eden, 49, of Dorr, dies after battling cancer
Melissa Ann Eden, age 49, of Dorr, died Monday, Feb. 6, after battling cancer. She was born Sept. 27, 1967, in Hastings and was a 1985 graduate of Wyoming Godwin…