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Vikings win upset thriller to advance to district finals

This wasn't the way it was supposed to turn out in the Division 2 district basketball tournament at Hopkins this week. Hopkins, now 9-7 overall, pulled an upset over 10-2…

Editor March 25, 2021

Sports

Wildcat boys make district finals after late run and win

The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team will play in the Division 2 District tournament finals at 6 p.m. Saturday at Hopkins. The Wildcats came from behind to defeat Plainwell 54-49…

Editor March 25, 2021

Articles

Dorr fixture Dick’s Market to be sold later this year

Dick’s Market, a grocery store that has been owned and operated by the same family for the past 65 years, is being sold to the Leppink’s chain of stores. Leppink’s…

Editor March 25, 2021

Columns

Army Bob: Socialists using Capitol officer’s death

by Robert M. Traxler Officer Brian D. Sicknick, a member of the Washington D.C. Capitol Police force, was said to have been murdered by anti-government Trump supporters, brutally beaten to…

Editor March 25, 2021

Obituaries

Service slated Saturday in Dorr for ‘Dottie’ Johnson, 91

Dorothy “Dottie” Johnson, age 91, died Tuesday, March 23,. Dorothy graduated from Wyoming Park High School in 1947. For more than five decades she and her high school girlfriends gathered…

Editor March 25, 2021

Sports

Lady Wildcats cruise in district semifinal, 57-22

The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team has a date in the Division 2 district finals Friday evening with South Christian, in a rematch of last year's finale. The Lady Wildcats…

Editor March 25, 2021

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) 25 Years Ago — March 27, 1996 Hopkins’ memorable and unusual basketball season was concluded in…

Editor March 24, 2021

Sports

Lady Wildcat declared O-K Gold basketball champs

The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team has been declared O-K Conference champion for an abbreviated and bizarre season. The Lady Wildcats compiled an 8-1 record in league play and had…

Editor March 23, 2021

Columns

Ranger Rick: Are we really better off with technology?

Growing up, I loved to go to the library. I read everything I could get my hands on. I even received the National Geographic due to a benevolent sweet woman…

Editor March 23, 2021

Sports

Vikings avenge loss to Hastings, advance in districts

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team extended its season Tuesday night with a 54-45 triumph over Hastings and earned revenge for a loss to the Saxons earlier this year. The…

Editor March 23, 2021