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Caleb Ryan’s 2-run double in 7th lifts Vikings to victory

April 19, 2016

The Hopkins varsity baseball team Monday overcame O-K Silver Conference rival Kelloggsville, 4-3, with a couple of clutch runs in the seventh and final inning. Hopkins put up one run in the fourth on a fielder’s choice and scored the two winning runs on a two-run double by Caleb Ryan....

Lady Wildcats take 5th in Comstock Park Invitational

April 19, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity track team finished fifth among eight teams at the Comstock Park Invitational Saturday. East Grand Rapids won the meet with 859 points. Wayland had 482. Lauryn Spencer, a newcomer to the team this year, recorded a first place finish in the 100-meter hurdles in a time...

Ranger Rick: Renegade Republicans are looking out for you

April 19, 2016

There are anomalies in the economy throughout history, both low (recession and more drastic; depression) and high (bubbles, inflation). Recession usually happen when economic activity slows and no demand for goods and services. A recession is when your neighbor loses his job because of deteriorating sales of product or services....

Services scheduled for North Dorr native Modesta Stein

April 19, 2016

Modesta M. Stein, a native of North Dorr, died Sunday in Wabash, Ind. She was born Sept. 12, 1933, in North Dorr, to Frank and Elizabeth (Miller) Pitsch. Modesta was a graduate of Byron Center High School and married Wayne Stein on Nov. 29, 1958, in North Dorr. He died...

Service will be Friday for Martin native Gordon Brewer

April 19, 2016

Martin native Gordon Brewer, 92, of Holland, died Sunday, April 17. Gordon was born May 22, 1923, in Kalamazoo, to Robert and Helen (Gordon) Brewer. He grew up in Martin and graduated from Martin High School in 1941. Gordon attended Hope College for two years and then served three years...

Lady Vikings blow out Kelloggsville in Silver opener

April 18, 2016

The Hopkins girls' varsity softball team opened O-K Silver Conference play this season with a powerful 15-0 blasting of Wyoming Kelloggsville Monday in a game that lasted only three innings because of the mercy rule. The victory lifted the Lady Vikings' overall season record to 8-2. Hailey Burch threw all...

Schools’ facilities needs hearing may be as early as June 6

April 18, 2016

The Wayland Board of Education may have a public hearing on future facilities needs as early as Monday, June 6. The board earlier this year scrapped plans to have a bond election in November to buy more time to prepare for outlining plans and to gather input from the public....

Wayland, Hopkins have 4 school board seats open, Martin 2

April 18, 2016

Wayland Board of Education President Tom Salingue announced Monday evening that the deadline for anyone interested in running for a school board seat has until July 26. School board elections used to be held annually in June until new state laws went into effect. Now they are held on the...

Lady Vikings take 2 of 3 in Comstock Park softball invite

April 18, 2016

The Hopkins girls’ varsity softball team took two of three encounters Saturday at the Comstock Park Invitational to run its overall season record to 7-2. The Lady Vikings defeated the host school in the first game in the morning by a 4-3 count, but was edged 6-5 by Holland Christian...

Monday Moanin’: Testing -1-2-3. More testing? Or no more testing?

April 18, 2016

From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Three of my four grandchildren are high school-age – 9th, 10th and 11th graders – and as such they completed a week of various standardized tests – for practice – and the “real deal” too. Believe...

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