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Stuffed Pepper Soup, just in time for cooler fall season
It’s soup season again, so grab a spoon and warm up with this delicious healthy one pot soup you can make on the stovetop, but could also be easily done…
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Hopkins is state equestrian reserve champion team
The Hopkins High School equestrian team captured the reserve championship at the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association state tournament over the weekend at the Midland County Fairgrounds. The Viking girls won…
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I don’t get Leighton buying old school and property
ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Did I miss or badly overlook something, or did the Leighton Township Board…
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4 One 2 Distillery seeks variance at new location
The Wayland City Zoning Board of Appeals will have a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 1, on a request for a zoning variance from the 4 One 2 Distillery now located…
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Martin averaging 54 PPG, but unbeaten foe awaits
While longtime Martin football fans may be scrambling to find out if their favorite eight-man football team set for a record for points scored in one game, the Clippers this…
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Vikings lose 4-set league dual volleyball showdown
The Hopkins varsity volleyball team suffered a blow to its chances of winning the O-K Silver Conference championship Thursday night in a four-set loss to NorthPointe Christian. "The girls started…
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Leighton Twp. Board buys Moline School and property
Members of the Leighton Township Board Thursday evening voted 4-0, with Treasurer Jaci Bultsma absent, to use $650,000 in federal ARPA funds to purchase the site of the old Moline…
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Land use issues heating up for Leighton Twp. Board
As if Leighton Township doesn't have enough on its plate with development issues, word on the street is that this farm land immediately west of railroad tracks on Dahlia Street…
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Army Bob: We should stop glorifying abuse of drugs
by Robert M. Traxler Let me start by saying alcohol use is dangerous, alcohol is a toxin, a poison. Fentanyl is killing Americans, mostly young folks, in record numbers. It…
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Service is Friday, Oct. 21, for local man Timothy Fletcher
Timothy Alan Fletcher, age 64, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Oct. 11. Timothy enjoyed camping, fixing things, and building stuff. He was an active outdoorsman. He is survived by his wife…