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Ramblin’ Road: Our return to Michigan is approaching
by Phyllis McCrossin In less than two weeks we will be leaving for Michigan. The winter has flown by. Last week I wrote about the “check engine” light going on…
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Area school supts. ask for spring break safety protocol
Students, staff and parents are being implored by school officials to practice health safety while embarking on spring break late this month and early next month. A letter asking for…
Posted inObituaries
Service later this spring for Hank Smoker of Gun Lake
Henry "Hank" Smoker, Jr., age 74, died Monday, March 22 at his home at Gun Lake. He was born June 16, 1946, in Coldwater and graduated from St. Charles Catholic…
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Martin’s hoops season ends in 57-36 district finals loss
The Martin boys' varsity basketball season came to an end Saturday evening with a 57-36 loss to Tri-Unity Christian in the district tournament finals. The Defenders, fresh from an impressive…
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Vikings pull out 3 wins to take district championship
Hopkins captured the Division 4 district basketball championship Saturday evening the old-fashioned way — by earning it. The Vikings Tuesday determinedly got the best of a Hasting team they had…
Posted inEditorial
Fast tracking Copart project was bad public relations
ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Perhaps the Dorr Township Board’s rush to judgment on a proposed auto salvage…
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WHS grad leads Aquinas to WHAC cross-country title
Former Wayland High School standout Maggie Whitney was top finisher for Aquinas College Friday in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference cross-country meet at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids. Whitney, a state…
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Former state rep. candidate speaks at anti-hate rallies
Lily Chenk-Schuilting, who ran unsuccessfully for state representative from the 72nd District last November, has been one of the guest speakers at "Stop the Hate" against Asians rallies, today in…
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Steeby students enjoy a salad of their own making
Third-graders in Ms. Danielle Hoskins' class had a salad bar party using the lettuce they grew this year in their classroom. They have a special hydroponic garden where they grew…
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Martin girls cop another district basketball crown
The Martin girls' varsity basketball squad won yet another Division 4 district championship Friday night by defeating a Byron Center Zion Christian team that sported a 12-1 overall record. Senior…