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Veyda Conley Martin junior cross-country ace Veyda Conley broke the 20-minute barrier again, but still had to settle for second place behind Gobles star Libby Smith at the latest Southwestern…

Jack Estelle Hopkins boys finished second and the Lady Vikings fourth behind NorthPointe Christian and Calvin Christian in the O-K Silver Conference meet Wednesday at Camp Jijak in Hopkins Township.…

Sophomore Abree VanDenbrink and freshman Madison Baumhoffer continued their recent successes in 5,000-meter races for Wayland, and the team finished a respectable third in the O-K Gold jamboree Wednesday. VanDenbrink…

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr): 25 Years Ago — Sept. 25, 2000 The Martin Township Board has hired a new sexton,…

by Joe Schultz Wayland Union Schools Superintendent Tim Reeves told Board of Education members Monday evening that school districts across the state are not hopeful that a budget will be…

About 40 local residents showed up Monday evening to discuss and hear about plans for a May 6, 2026 bond election for the Hopkins Public Schools. Hopkins Public Schools will…

The first of a series of “Wellness Conversations” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 in Moline at the Leighton Library doing "Zyto Scans" and talking liver health…

by Kathy Hamman Miller Cookie Wet Ingredients: 1 cup butter 3/4 cup brown sugar packed 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup pumpkin  1 teaspoon vanilla  1 large egg Cookie Dry Ingredients:…

The Wayland High School marching band scored a 77.2 for its first competition of the season Saturday, earning excellence in MUSIC, and was awarded first place in their classification at…

Both the Hopkins boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams took first place in the George Dales Invitational Friday at the Prairies Golf Club near the Kal-Haven Trail Park. The Lady Vikings…