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Vikings lose in bracket finals of Cereal City tourney

The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team Saturday lost in the Silver Bracket finals of the Cereal City Invitational to leave its season record at 11-6-4. "This tournament allows the…

Editor August 29, 2022

Columns

Yes It’s True: Two local stories about student loans

There’s been some wailing and gnashing of teeth this past week about President Joe Biden’s decision to forgive a sizable portion of student debt. People have been posting that they…

Editor August 28, 2022

Columns

Recovery Soup from getting beat at farkle cards at camp

Ingredients: 2 small firm zucchini cleaned and diced 2 cups rutabaga peeled and diced 1 sweet onion diced 2 pounds ground beef 1 28-ounce can of diced tomatoes Using the…

Editor August 28, 2022

Community Notices

Elizabeth Stein named communications director

Elizabeth Stein Laurie Zywiczynski Elizabeth Stein is the new part-time communications specialist for Wayland Union Schools. A 2019 graduate of Wayland High School, she earned her bachelor's degree from Wayne…

Editor August 28, 2022

Community Notices

Identity of local motorist mailbox molester sought

A woman who posted on the Dorr-Moline-Burnips community page on Facebook this morning reported on a car taking out six mailboxes Friday night on 36th Street between 144th and 146th…

Editor August 27, 2022

Sports

Viking harriers race in unusual ‘Under the Lights’

Viking harrier Abigail Zalis quipped that she would do almost anything for chocolate milk, even run a 5K race at midnight. The Hopkins girls’ cross-country team finished 11th among 14…

Editor August 27, 2022

Obituaries

Funeral mass Thursday for Donna Harig-Damveld, 93

Donna Donna Mae (Frary) Harig-Damveld, 93, died Friday, Aug. 26. She will be lovingly missed by her brother, Irving Frary; her children Cheryl (Larry) Banks, Debra (Reed) Lampen, Terri Van…

Editor August 27, 2022

Obituaries

Funeral will be Sept. 1 for Will Simpson of Hopkins

William Allen Simpson of Hopkins died Thursday, Aug. 25, at Holland Hospital. He was 46. Born Oct. 14, 1975, in Allegan, he was the son of Janis Stora and William…

Editor August 27, 2022

Sports

Clippers edge Mendon in early season showdown

Martin overcame a tough opponent in its season opening ballgame at home Friday night be edging Mendon 30-28. The visiting outfit gave the Clippers some headaches last year when they…

Editor August 26, 2022

Sports

‘Cats score 42 points to win Hopkins rivalry renewal

Wayland Friday night was able to accomplish something it hadn’t done in 53 years — beat neighborhood rival Hopkins on the gridiron, 42-25. To be sure, the ‘Cats last defeated…

Editor August 26, 2022