Editor

Wildcat softball team shuts out Kenowa Hills twice

Oakleigh Hulst The Wayland varsity softball team’s winning streak was extended to 11 games Thursday afternoon with a doubleheader sweep of Kenowa Hills. The Wildcats scored a couple of shutout…

Editor May 5, 2022

Coming Events

Hopkins ‘Drive Your Tractor to School’ Day set for Friday

The annual "Drive Your Tractor to School Day," sponsored by the Hopkins FFA, is scheduled to take place beginning at 7 a.m. Friday at the high school. The FFA is…

Editor May 5, 2022

Columns

Army Bob: Abortion isn’t protected by Constitution

by Robert M. Traxler According to a story in Politico, Roe v. Wade is going to be struck down by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The story is reportedly…

Editor May 5, 2022

Sports

Lady Vikings’ fireworks continue in another sweep

Megan Andres was 4-for-4 in the nightcap. The Hopkins offensive attack continued to display plenty of fireworks Wednesday afternoon in a doubleheader sweep of nonleague opponent Covenant Christian. The Lady…

Editor May 4, 2022

Sports

Wayland 8th-grader owns school pole vault record

Evie Mathis Wayland Middle School eighth-grader Evie Mathis has broken the high school pole vault record, and she's not even in high school yet. The daughter of Rick and Cindy…

Editor May 4, 2022

Sports

Lady Vikings now 7-2 in O-K Silver dual meet contests

Freshman Kambria Moored won both hurdling events. The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team Wednesday took three dual meet contests against O-K Silver Conference rivals and the boys went 2-1 on…

Editor May 4, 2022

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) Maple Street in Hopkins, 1908 25 Years Ago — May 5, 1997 The Gun Lake wastewater…

Editor May 4, 2022

Editorial

Pro-choice crowd can only blame themselves for this

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” — Walt Kelly in “Pogo.”…

Editor May 3, 2022

Columns

A mother works full time to get herself out of the job

by Denise Dykstra We met with some new friends this past weekend and were talking about our families. “Wait, four boys? You have FOUR boys?” one asked. Yes. And look,…

Editor May 3, 2022

Obituaries

Memorial service Saturday for Thomas Verberg, 79

Thomas Edward Verberg, age 79, of Wayland, died Sunday, May 1. Tom served his country in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a tank operator. He enjoyed bowling, golf and…

Editor May 3, 2022