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Don Black honored for 20 years on County Board

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Don Black, shown here with his wife, was honored this month by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners for his 20 years of service on the board. Black, who also was Wayland Township Supervisor, was elected to 10 two-year terms before announcing his retirement at the end of this year....
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Funeral Friday for Sandra Carpenter, 65, of Hopkins

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Sandra Jean Carpenter, 65, of Hopkins, died Sunday, Dec. 9, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Born Feb. 10, 1953, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Maxine (Dixon) Rabideau. Sandra married Robert “Kim” Carpenter on Aug. 17, 1979, and they enjoyed more...
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Sports

Helderop scores 35, but Lady Vikings lose debut

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The Hopkins High School girls' varsity basketball team dropped its season opener 71-59 Tuesday, Dec. 4, to Tri-County Senior point guard Kennedy Helderop pumped in a career-high 35 points, including six three-point field goals and five free throws in six attempts at the free throw line. The Lady Vikings have...
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Lady Wildcats capture 3rd straight bowling victory

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The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team continued to amaze and excite with a 24-6 win over East Grand Rapids Monday. "I can't say how pleased I am to see the success of our very young team that features only one senior," said coach Mike Omness. The Lady Widcats lost the...
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Viking QB Nolan Smith may play at Indiana Wesleyan

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Hopkins High School senior quarterback Nolan Smith has been offered the opportunity to play next fall at Indiana Wesleyan University. Smith, who is listed as 6-4 and 205 pounds, was an all-state honorable mention selection after helping the Vikings fashion a 9-2 overall record and appear in the playoffs, besides...
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Hopkins school board seeks to fill one vacancy

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Mike Maule, shown with his wife, Terri, has served 10 years on the Hopkins Board of Education. Because the name of only one candidate appeared on the November general election ballot in a contest for two seats, the Hopkins Board of Education is seeking someone to be appointed to fill...
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Wildcat boys claim 1st win this season on the lanes

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The Wayland boys' varsity bowing team posted its first dual match victory of the season in a 27-3 win Monday over O-K Gold Conference rival East Grand Rapids. "On top of all our teams bad luck this season, I have to admit I was more than a bit panicked today...
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If you can no longer legislate pot, then regulate it

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “I don’t want marijuana in my community, I don’t wanna sell it, I don’t wanna see it, I don’t wanna smell it. You wanna do it in the basement of your house with your...
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Editorial

Anybody interested in helping Calif. fire victims?

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To the editor: A few of my family members and friends have been displaced by the fires in California, and it is bringing back memories of waking up to the sound of the room below me burning and exiting the second story window in when I was in seventh grade....
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Columns

One Small Voice: Do good, if only for the endorphins

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by Lynn Mandaville "He recognized that serving others enriched the giver's soul." This is an isolated quote taken from the eulogy given by George W. Bush for his father, George H. W. Bush, last week. I love how succinctly it encompasses the truth about doing for others, for doing something...
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