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by Robert M. Traxler The President and Fellows of Harvard College (the full official name of Harvard University) has some 23 thousand students with $53 billion in endowments that is…

Hopkins native Ted McLaughlin died Saturday, April 19. He was 90 years old. He was born on Nov. 15, 1934, to Lloyd and Nina (Miner) McLaughlin of Hopkins. He lived…

Riley Homrich Both the Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams dominated three O-K Silver Conference opponent in a quad meet at Godwin Heights Wednesday. The Vikings defeated host Godwin, Grandville…

The Wayland softball team cleared an important hurdle Wednesday afternoon by taking out O-K Gold Conference rival South Christian twice. The Lady Wildcats swept a doubleheader 12-2 and 16-1 to…

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 24, 2000 Second District Congressman Pete Hoekstra was pictured on the…

Edward Allen “Al” Trutsch, age 87, died Sunday, April 20, Easter Sunday, as he was a man of unshakeable faith in God, Al knew he was reuniting with his bride…

The Wayland City Park is getting some much needed repairs to the playground flooring! The project should wrap up by this weekend, according to city officials. However, the ever-popular splash…