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Memorial service Friday for Kathy Brenner of Hopkins
Kathleen Ann Brenner, 59, of Hopkins, died Saturday morning, March 7, at her home. Born March 14, 1960, in Allegan, she was the daughter of Arthur and Mary Lou (Selby)…
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Ranger Rick: Coronavirus just Trump Derangement?
The Corona Virus (CV) is among us! Oh no, anything but that! While no one likes to think they will contract the CV, we have experienced pandemics before — H1N1,…
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Hopkins schools trying to nip racial trouble in the bud
An almost all-white rural school district such as Hopkins is bound eventually to have issues in dealing with people of color, and a recent incident prompted school officials to do…
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Martin boys win district opener handily vs. 11-5 foe
The Martin boys' varsity basketball team started the district tournament with a bang Monday evening with a resounding 83-46 victory over a Kalamazoo Phoenix team that entered the contest with…
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Hopkins Twp. sets public hearing on proposed DDA
The Hopkins Township Board will have a public hearing April 13 on a proposed ordinance adopting a Downtown Development Authority to oversee a DDA district across the expressway from the…
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One Small Voice: The ‘rush’ of selling books on line
by Lynn Mandaville In the world of on-line book sales, get-rich-quick isn’t the key to success. Guaranteed success, in fact, is just like everywhere else in the world. It depends…
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Hopkins, Wayland to open district play Wednesday
Neither Hopkins nor Wayland will play Monday evening in the opening round of the Division 2 post-season district basketball tournament opening round. Host Hastings (with an 8-12 record) will play…
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Yes It’s True: Draft changes accelerated demise of ’60s
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the fifth in a six-part series about the quick collapse of the 1960s movement and culture, lifted from a never-published book, Breadcrusts." One of the…
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Basura: Thoughts on Death in Bonaire, not in Venice
“Life is short, and death is sure.” — Mr. Carson, in Downton Abbey, by Julian Fellows Mrs. B and I spent the month of February on Bonaire. It is an…
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Funeral mass Tuesday for Roger Greeley, 72, of Dorr
Roger Olin Greeley, age 72,died Friday, March 6 at his home. Born Jan. 4, 1948, Roger retired after 38 years at Consumers Energy and the last six years at Centershot Gun…