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Landing Marina limited to 6 boat slips on S. Gun Lake

April 15, 2018

by Austin Marsman Lucas Spoor At least 100 people attended a public Michigan Department of Environmental Quality hearing Wednesday on a marina expansion request for 30 slips and a boat launch on Gun Lake. Lucas Spoor, owner of the Landing Marina, sought to expand the number of slips from 17...

Columns

One Small Voice: The ghost of Dust Bowl visits Arizona

April 15, 2018

by Lynn Mandaville There is a horrid wail coming from the television, and a broad red band with a severe weather warning appears at the bottom of the screen. If we were back in Michigan, this wailing would signify a watch or warning for a thunderstorm or tornado in spring,...

Utility pole reset at West Superior and Clark corner

April 14, 2018

West Superior Street at its intersection with Clark Street was closed for a spell Saturday morning as Consumers Energy workers were at the scene to secure the power pole until another Consumers crew arrived. There were temporary road closures near the intersection as the power pole was changed out. Yankee...

Vikings now 4-1 for the season after extra inning loss

April 13, 2018

Viking pitcher Brenden Gossman this week was struck by pitches twice and suffered a concussion. He is expected to be on the sidelines for a week. The Hopkins baseball team has won four of its first five contests thus far this season. The Vikings defeated Fennville 10-4, swept a doubleheader...

Wayland says, ‘Green is more than our school color’

April 13, 2018

Wayland Union Schools is going green with a number of earth friendly initiatives. One of the ways they are reducing their carbon footprint is additional recycling efforts to reduce the number of waste/trash pickups. Besides recycling paper, the district is now adding cardboard, plastic and aluminum to the list. Paper is dropped off to the Paper...

Editorial

Hopkins Township and Gun Lake Tribe need to talk

April 13, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. PIONEER: Hey! What we stoppin' fer? WAGON BOSS: Can't go no further. This here's Indian territory. PIONEER: Well, then... it's treaty time! — The Firesign Theatre, "Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him."...

Lady Wildcats lose despite solid defensive effort

April 13, 2018

Wayland girls' varsity soccer coach Ben Sleeman maintained his team played well defensively, but lost 3-0 Thursday evening to perennial O-K Gold Conference power South Christian. "Despite playing arguably their best defensive game of the young season, the visiting Wildcats were defeated by the Sailors," he said. The score at...

Columns

Army Bob: Will left and right move more to the center?

April 13, 2018

Former Secretary of State, First Lady, United States Senator from New York and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton keeps reliving and rationalizing her loss to President Donald Trump. In a speech in India last month she said: “We do not do well with white men and we don’t do well with married,...

Viking track teams win over Lee in season openers

April 12, 2018

The Hopkins varsity track teams opened their dual meet seasons by getting past O-K Silver Conference opponent Wyoming Lee. The girls crushed the Lady Rebels 120-10, but the boys won 67-66 in a squeaker. The 1600-meter relay team pulled out a victory in the last event. Boys 400 — 1....

Martin Twp. to pursue compliance issues; fines possible

April 12, 2018

by Austin Marsman Supervisor Glenn Leep (center) explains some of the compliance issues to Martin Township Board members. A gravel pit located at 1082 10th Street, owned by Nathan Knight, is the center of two controversies discussed at Wednesday's Martin Township Board meeting. The first controversy deals with a non-permitted...

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