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Hopkins girls alone in 1st place in O-K Silver hoops

The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team remained undefeated in O-K Silver Conference play this season Friday by running past Wyoming Godwin Heights, 68-49. The victory lifted the Lady Vikings' league…

Editor January 20, 2023

Obituaries

Katrina Brown’s memorial service at Fine Arts Center

Friends may gather with the family of Baker Elementary School teacher Katrina Brown Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Wayland Union High School Fine Arts Center, 850 E. Superior St., where…

Editor January 20, 2023

Columns

One Small Voice: We need sensitive documents rules

by Lynne Mandaville There are a lot of things that I’m bothered by about all this secret document stuff that’s been taking up so much talking-head time lately. I’m horrified…

Editor January 19, 2023

Obituaries

Celebration of life delayed for Hannah Amborski, 87

Hannah Amborski, age 87 of Wayland, died Tuesday, Jan. 17. Hannah was born in Belfast, Ireland, the youngest in an Air Force family. As a teen, she moved to England,…

Editor January 19, 2023

Columns

Army Bob: Documents issue includes so many questions

by Robert M. Traxler How did the process of searching for classified documents at President Joe Biden’s office start, and why did it start? Who sent lawyers to the old…

Editor January 19, 2023

Community Notices

Huff Pool and Spa to open at N. Main Street location

Ambitious Wayland businesswoman Jamie Lynn Huff soon will open Huff Pool and Spa at 135 N. Main St. at the site of the former Salsa Por Favor Mexican restaurant. The…

Editor January 18, 2023

Obituaries

Katrina Brown funeral plans delayed while son recovers in hospital

Katrina Brown with her Kathryn L. Brenner Award in 2021. Funeral arrangements for the late Katrina Pyne Brown, a first grade reading teacher at Baker Elementary, have not been announced…

Editor January 18, 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 site of the Springdale Cheese Factory in Hopkins more than 60 years ago. The cover…

Editor January 18, 2023

Sports

Did Martin girls play ‘Out of Their League’ in defeat?

The Martin girls’ basketball team may have just gone through an “Out of Their League” experience. The Clippers lost 49-27 at Watervliet against a team that had beaten Division 2…

Editor January 18, 2023

Sports

Lady Wildcats pull off huge victory vs. Catholic Central

The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team pulled off a big victory Tuesday on its home court with a 53-40 decision over Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Cougars and the Lady…

Editor January 17, 2023