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Terri Wisser retiring as Hopkins volleyball coach

Terri Wisser has decided to retire as Hopkins High School varsity volleyball coach, a position she has held since 1990. The Hopkins High School athletic web site today announced the…

Editor January 26, 2023

Columns

Army Bob: What’s Hunter Biden’s role in documents?

by Robert M. Traxler “On Jan. 20, 2023, the FBI executed a planned, consensual search of the President's residence in Wilmington, Delaware," said Joseph D. Fitzpatrick, an assistant U.S. attorney…

Editor January 26, 2023

Obituaries

No service slated for Terry Hoeve, former local man

Terry Glenn Hoeve died at home Saturday, Jan. 21, just shy of his 79th birthday. He was born Jan. 26, 1944, to the late Lambert and V. Lavern (Brown) Hoeve,…

Editor January 26, 2023

Sports

Surging Wildcats upend undefeated Kenowa Hills

Aydin Tolliver rolled a 267 and a 233 and Izzy Botwinski a 214 for the Wildcat bowling team against Kenowa Hills Wednesday. The surging Wayland High School boys' bowling team…

Editor January 26, 2023

Coming Events

‘Blithe Spirit’ to be offered Feb. 2-4 at Fine Arts Center

Meet Elvira, Charlie’s dead ex-wife who has been brought back to the mortal plain as an apparition! She prominently appears in "Blithe Spirit!," with shows from 3 to 5 p.m.…

Editor January 26, 2023

Obituaries

Funeral for Wayne Krotz, 65, planned for Friday

Wayne Andrew Krotz, 65 of Hopkins, died Monday, Jan. 23. Born Dec.10, 195,7 in Allegan, he was the son of the late Robert and Geraldine (Grauman) Krotz and the husband…

Editor January 25, 2023

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) The Michigan Railway Company began service on its 50-mile interurban line between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo…

Editor January 25, 2023

Features

Successful fund-raiser yields WAEMS equipment

Wayland Area Emergency Medical Services (WAEMS) started a T-shirt/sweat shirt fund-raiser for a new 15 lead monitor/defibrillator. A few local businesses heard about it and made donations and more businesses joined in the…

Editor January 25, 2023

Sports

Martin girls run out of gas late in loss to Schoolcraft

The Martin High School girls' varsity basketball team Tuesday night ran into another opponent that plays Division 2 competition and lost 43-38 to Schoolcraft. Though the Lady Clippers held a…

Editor January 24, 2023

Sports

Viking girls still unbeaten in O-K Silver basketball

The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team remained alone undefeated at the top of the O-K Silver Conference standings Tuesday night with a 48-39 triumph over visiting Comstock Park. The guys,…

Editor January 24, 2023