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Vikings claim 2nd place in Silver with win Monday
Hopkins came up big in a showdown for second place in the O-K Silver Conference by winning at home Monday, 71-54 over NorthPointe Christian. The Vikings, now 13-4 overall and…
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Lady Vikings can capture Silver again in next game
Hopkins and NorthPointe Christian will meet at the Hopkins gym Wednesday night in a makeup girls' basketball contest that likely will decide this year's O-K Silver Conference champion. The Lady…
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Kennedy Gill rolls 289; Vikings near Silver titles
The Hopkins boys’ bowling team is closing in on an undefeated regular season and has clinched its third straight O-K Silver Conference championship. Meanwhile, Kennedy Gill Monday afternoon added even…
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Memo to City Council: Be open, avoid backsliding
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The dictionary on this computer defines backsliding as "relapse into bad ways or error."…
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Wayland City is latest to opt out of pot dispensaries
Though 56% of voters last November approved a state-wide ballot issue legalizing recreational marijuana, virtually all local municipalities have been voting to opt out of permitting the buying and selling…
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Wildcats to have daunting tasks in district tourneys
The Wayland boys and Wayland girls perhaps couldn’t have done any worse in their Class B district tournament draws this year. Both will face thus far undefeated opponents in the…
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One Small Voice: When and where is the emergency?
Question: When is a door not a door? Answer: When it’s ajar. Question: When is a national emergency not a national emergency? Answer: When it’s a lie. The first Q…
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Service Thursday for Moline native Martin Boersma
Moline native Martin Boersma died Friday at the age of 85. Born in Moline in 1933 to Marcus and Martina (Schans) Boersma, the ninth of 11 children, after graduating from…
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Two Wildcat bowlers win all-conference accolades
Wayland senior bowlers Amber Beggs and Dillon Smith are members of the O-K-Gold and Green Conference all-star team. Beggs finished seventh in the league over the season with an individual…
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Yes It is, It’s True: Let’s regard racism as a disease
Our most persistent disease, one that just won't go away, is not influenza, a cold, cancer, diabetes or so many other popular maladies. It is racism. It also is perhaps…