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Former Plainwell coach hired as Hopkins AD

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Tim Rieman Tim Rieman has been hired as the new athletic director at Hopkins High School. He succeeds Andrew Mains, who served the past three years in the position. Rieman has 33 years of experience in education with numerous opportunities to work in different capacities. He has been been a...
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Columns

Army Bob: Donor class threw Biden under the bus

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by Robert M. Traxler President Joe Biden was not forced off the 2024 ballot by the donors and power brokers — end of conversation! Anyone who thinks President Biden, a reincarnation of George Washington, was stabbed in the back is a right-wing conspiracy theory theorist who is too dumb to...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 2, 1999 The Globe published a front page photo of the electric sign in front of Hastings City Bank on West Superior Street showing 93 degrees. But no one was photographed...
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Features

WHS grad knew JD Vance back in the day at Yale

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Sofia Nelson, a 2005 Wayland High School graduate and Wayland native, was a close friend and roommate of GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance at Yale University. Nelson, a transgender male who serves as a public defender in Detroit, insists Vance today seems very different than when he knew him...
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Private family service planned for Sandra Cook

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Sandra Marian Cook (Carlson) died Sunday, July 28. She was 80. She was born July 5, 1944 in Cadillac. Sandra married James Dean Cook in Caro, Aug. 28, 1965. She volunteered at the Barry County Jail Ministry for many years. She also enjoyed golf, writing spiritually expressive poetry, serving as...
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Services Thursday for Dr. Robert Lewis, pharmacist

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Dr. Robert Lewis Church, 82 of Wayland, died Sunday, July 28. Robert was a caring man, father, husband, avid golfer and lifelong member of the Salem Indian Mission Church. He was born in Hopkins, and graduated from Hopkins Public School. Bob excelled in his academics and in his favorite sport,...
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Adult spelling bee sponsored by Henika Library

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An adult spelling bee will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at the 4One2 Distillery on South Main Street, next to the VFW post. The contest, which promises to be a lot like such competitions in days of old, is sponsored by the Henika District Library. It has...
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Dorr angler qualifies for national bass fishing contest

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Joe McLain of Dorr, a Wayland High School graduate, has qualified for the bass fishing national championship in 2025. McLain captured second place on the co-angler side of the Michigan BASS Nation state championship this past weekend. “What an opportunity, what an experience!” He posted on Facebook. "I couldn’t have...
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Community Notices

Five candidates seek 3 open seats on City Council

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Five candidates have filed the necessary paper work to run for three open seats on the Wayland City Council in the Nov. 5 general election. The five include three incumbents, Norman Taylor, Abe Garcia and Mayor Pro Tem Joe Kramer. The challengers are former Councilwoman Tracy Bivins and newcomer Eric...
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Green Beans and Bacon dish is quick and easy

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Ingredients:  12 slices bacon 2 pounds trimmed fresh green beans Directions: Add bacon to a large skillet over medium heat, frying on both sides until not too crispy and browned. Remove bacon and drain on paper towel, leaving just a couple tablespoons of the grease in the pan along with...
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