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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…

Editor March 9, 2020

Sports

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…

Editor March 9, 2020

Articles

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…

Editor March 9, 2020

Columns

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…

Editor March 8, 2020

Sports

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…

Editor March 8, 2020

Columns

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…

Editor March 8, 2020

Columns

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…

Editor March 8, 2020

Obituaries

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…

Editor March 7, 2020

Sports

Lady ‘Cats 17th, Bottrall 9th at state bowling tourney

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team this weekend finished 17th at the Division 2 state bowling tournament and two Wildcats rolled in the individual state tourney. Freshman Kadence Bottrall placed…

Editor March 7, 2020

Sports

Martin’s Carsen Young is 4th in state wrestling meet

Martin High School junior Carsen Young finished fourth in the 140-lb. weight class at the Division 4 state wrestling meet Saturday at Ford Field, Detroit. Young’s bid for the title…

Editor March 7, 2020