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Lady Vikings close regular season sweeping Allegan

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team Tuesday night bounced back from a lackluster NorthPointe Christian Ti-meet 24 hours earlier to sweep non-league opponent Allegan in the regular season finale. The Lady…

Editor October 28, 2020

Community Notices

Wayland police run studies to help in school bus stops

The Wayland City Police Department earlier this month staged at a few bus stops to make sure drivers didn’t run through the red flashing lights on stopped school buses. "We…

Editor October 28, 2020

Sports

Lady Wildcats just miss 3rd in Allegan County C-C meet

Despite their youth, freshmen Ava Makowski of Wayland sophomore teammate Olivia Barabas and Helena Kerber of Hopkins went 3-4-5 in the annual Allegan County cross-country meet Tuesday at the U.S.-131…

Editor October 27, 2020

Obituaries

Visitations Wednesday, Thursday for Frances Pratt

Frances Elaine Church-Pratt, 67, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Oct. 24, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Born May 15, 1953, in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late…

Editor October 27, 2020

Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe awarded National Park Service grant

The Gun Lake Tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office has been awarded a Tribal Heritage grant funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the U.S. National Park Service, Department…

Editor October 27, 2020

Columns

Ranger Rick: Biden suffers from dementia, ineptitude

Former Vice President Joe Biden is the Democrat presidential candidate, but is not physically or mentally able to carry out the duties of the office if he were elected. Thus,…

Editor October 27, 2020

Community Notices

Wayland Supt. attempts to clarify back to school plan

Wayland Union Schools Superintendent Dr. Christina Hinds is attempting to clarify the local district’s “back to school" plans approved in the midst of the Covid-19 virus pandemic. The Board of…

Editor October 27, 2020

Community Notices

Hopkins Area Fire Dept. wins Leland Gayheart grant

The Hopkins Area Fire Department recently was awarded a grant from the Leland Gayheart Prevention Award. This award is given out by the University of Michigan - Trauma Burn Center…

Editor October 27, 2020

Sports

Lady Vikings have letdown in NorthPointe tri-meet

The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team suffered a bit of a letdown Monday night after capturing the O-K Silver Conference co-championship. The Lady Vikings lost two close matches at…

Editor October 27, 2020

Obituaries

Funeral scheduled in Dorr for Clifford Harmsen, 85

Clifford Harmsen, age 85 of Burnips, died Sunday, Oct. 25. Clifford was a lifelong farmer, even in his retirement he loved to go and visit other farmers. He was an…

Editor October 27, 2020