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Big plays carry Forest Hills Eastern to 44-6 rout over ‘Cats
The Detroit Lions have had Willie “Big Play” Clay and Darius “Big Play” Slay. Forest Hills Eastern also had a lot of “big plays” Friday night in a 44-6 rout…
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Lady Vikings still on a roll on volleyball court, 3-0 in Silver
The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team lifted its O-K Silver Conference dual match record to 3-0 with a three-set victory at Kelloggsville, 25-9, 25-11, 25-19. The verdict left the Lady…
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Funeral will be Saturday in Wayland for Edna Johnson, 82
Edna Mae Johnson, 82 of Caledonia, died Thursday, Oct. 3. Edna was very creative, she liked to make outfits, mittens and blankets for her grandchildren. She was well known for…
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Army Bob: Sanders’ wealth tax violates at least 3 amendments
by Robert M. Traxler Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2020, unveiled his plan to tax the assets of the nation’s wealthiest…
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Watson adopts resolution, seeks info about old dump site
The Watson Township Board Thursday evening unanimously adopted a resolution acknowledging two water wells at the former dump site tested at higher levels than acceptable for contaminants and pledging cooperation…
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Wildcat girls 6th, boys 7th at muddy Gold C-C jamboree
The Wayland girls’ and boys’ varsity cross-country teams took sixth and seventh places, respectively, in the second O-K Gold Conference jamboree Wednesday afternoon. Besides facing league opponents, the squads had…
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Hopkins, Wayland get new league foes in O-K realignment
O-K Conference realignment of athletic teams finally has been approved by its governing council, being adopted 35-14. Proposed realignments for the 2020-21 academic year were rejected, and this last tally…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 5, 1994 Arson is suspected in a fire that destroyed the…
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Lady Vikings go 2-0 in volleyball cross-over matchups
The Hopkins varsity volleyball team claimed a pai2 of two-set victories Tuesday evening in a cross-over matchup between the O-K Silver Conference Alliance League. The Lady Vikings prevailed 25-10, 25-21…
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Mitten Pizza hopes electric bill negotiations resolve serious issue
If Mitten Pizza of Gun Lake is unable to strike a deal reducing its electrical bill with Great Lakes Energy, it may have to close. Pizza shop owner Jamie Zichterman…