Lady Vikings improve to 4-0 in O-K Silver volleyball
The Hopkins varsity volleyball team lifted its O-K Silver dual match record to 4-0 Thursday evening by sweeping Sparta in three matches. The Lady Vikes traveled to Sparta on Thursday…
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Lady Vikings golf team 4th in O-K Silver league meet
The Hopkins girls’ varsity golf team finished fourth Wednesday in the O-K Silver Conference meet in their second-ever season. The Lady Vikings started the season in sixth place in the…
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Lady Viking harriers again take 2nd in Silver jamboree
Kambria Moored (left) and Neveah Helderp both were among the top 10 runners. The Hopkins girls’ varsity cross-country team came in second again at an O-K Silver Conference jamboree and…
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Rash of traffic crashes occur at Wayland stoplight
Scott Dennis' truck after the crash downtown. Two accidents in one week have been reported at the stop light at Man and Superior Streets in downtown Wayland. A truck driven…
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Former WHS coach, teacher John Vargo dies in Florida
Word has been received of the death in Florida of John Vargo, former teacher and golf and basketball coach at Wayland High School. Vargo came to Wayland during the 1973-74…
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Funeral will be Monday, Oct. 3, for Casaba Barabas
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at Woodward Baptist Church, 2160 76th St. SW, Byron Center for soccer coach Csaba Barabas, who died of cancer earlier…
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Army Bob: Putin overlooked Ukrainian peoples’ resolve
by Robert M. Traxler The war in or on Ukraine is on the back burner for the media, not a lot of hard-hitting reporting and analysis. I am pleasantly surprised…
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Martin man pleads guilty to soliciting teen sex on line
A Martin man arrested with five others last month for soliciting sex from teen-agers on line pleaded guilty in court Wednesday. Alexander Bogdan, 33, of Martin, pleaded to charges of…
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Celebration of life Oct. 8 in Dorr for Brent Bigelow
Brent Bigelow died Wednesday at the age of 65. Born April 24, 1957, Brent was a great father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend. He loved fishing, camping, and spending time…
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Hopkins’ Mady Weber chooses to go to Alma
Mady Weber Hopkins basketball and volleyball star Mady Weber has decided to attend Alma College next year to play hoops. A four-year starter in both sports, she is the youngest…