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Army Bob: Expect many media attacks on Trump soon

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by Robert M. Traxler Five to seven American hostages are still held by Hamas. Do you know their names? Do you know anything about them? Probably not; it is not in the best interests of the socialist/progressives to print them. Google the names of the hostages and you will need...
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Hopkins elementary students take part in 5K run

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The Hopkins Elementary Schools' Running Club ran in the Springfields5K in Fennville last Saturday. These kids practiced all spring for this event and put their skills to the test in a very hot race through beautiful orchards.
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WHS educator wins Mich. Youth Dance Fest award

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Leigh Ann Hill, dance director at Wayland High Schoool, was honored with the 2024 K-12 Educator of the Year Award at the annual Michigan Youth Dance Festival. Mrs. Hill has been teaching dance and directing the curricular program at Wayland for the last 18 years. Wayland Union Schools is one...
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Vikings lose 8-6 to Sparta, fall to 2nd in O-K Silver

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The Hopkins softball dropped the second game of a doubleheader against Sparta Wednesday, 8-6, to fall to second place in the final O-K Silver Conference standings. Calvin Christian won the league title again, losing only once this spring, to Hopkins, but the Vikings had two defeats. “It was a sad...
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Wildcats score 29th O-K Gold Conference crown

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So that’s a wrap win the O-K Gold Conference softball season, and to the surprise of no one, Wayland polished off as perfect record Wednesday afternoon with a 15-0 rout of South Christian. The game was a resumption of the second game of a doubleheader Monday, which was halted suddenly...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 24, 1999 Michigan State Police at the Wayland post are showing off their new video cameras they use in their vehicles. Students at Martin High School have earned awards for their...
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Japinga, Multer, other awards presented at WHS

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Wayland High School seniors earned scholarships, received recognition for entering the military and were praised for their hard work throughout their high school careers the annual Senior Athletic and Academic Awards Ceremony Tuesday. Some highlights include Kayla Shook receiving the Citizenship Award, Kaharrie Pureifoy receiving the Japinga Award, Elliot Antel...
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Hopkins native Bill Gilligan dies at 83 in Kalamazoo

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William D. Gilligan, a native of Hopkins, died Sunday, May 19, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was 83.  He was born May 3, 1941, in Hopkins, the son of Walter and Georgia (Flynn) Gilligan. As a young man, Bill worked as a skilled mechanic at Stryker, retiring after...
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Lady Vikings cop 2nd place in star-studded invitational

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The Hopkins girls’ track team finished in second place in a star-studded 32-team U of M Health-West Scholarship Invitational Tuesday at Byron Center. Neither the Wayland boys’ nor girls’ teams scored heavily because many Wildcats athletes were taking part at the athletic and academic honors banquet. The Lady Vikings scored...
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Vrate James Gill, 46, of Shelbyville, died Monday, May 20.

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A visitation for Vrate will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Cook Funeral Home — Byron Center Chapel, 2067 84th St. SW. A second visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, May 30,at the funeral home. The funeral will occur at 11 a.m....
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