Editor

Four ‘Odyssey’ teams qualify for state next month

Wayland Union Schools were host for the Region 4 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament last weekend. Wayland had a record 11 teams in the regional tournament to compete with schools…

Editor February 19, 2019

Columns

Ranger Rick: Perhaps Jussie Smollett can’t act convincingly

CBS News: "Brothers say Jussie Smollett paid them to participate in alleged attack, source says." You've probably heard the latest in the Jussie Smollett case, that the small man Mr.…

Editor February 19, 2019

Sports

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…

Editor February 18, 2019

Sports

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…

Editor February 18, 2019

Sports

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…

Editor February 18, 2019

Editorial

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."…

Editor February 18, 2019

Articles

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…

Editor February 18, 2019

Sports

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…

Editor February 17, 2019

Columns

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…

Editor February 17, 2019

Obituaries

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…

Editor February 17, 2019