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Lady Vikings win handily in hoops title game tuneup

February 21, 2018

Brandalyn Helderop The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team Tuesday night tuned up for its O-K Silver Conference championship showdown with Northpointe Christian with an easy 53-17 victory over Holland Calvary. The Lady Vikings can win the league title outright Friday evening if they can beat a visiting Northpointe quintet. They...

Service March 3 for Hopkins grad Bruce VanderKolk

February 20, 2018

Bruce W. VanderKolk, 72, of Bonita Springs, Fla., a 1963 Hopkins High School graduate, died Sunday, Feb. 18. He was born March 16, 1945, in Allegan, the son of Wiley and Violet VanderKolk. He married Donna Sue Townsend in 1968. Mr. VanderKolk graduated from Hopkins High School in 1963 and...

Funeral will be Friday for Hopkins grad June Moored

February 20, 2018

June L. Brenner Moored, 89 of Jenison, died Thursday, Feb. 15, in Florida. June was born March 31, 1928, in Monterey Township, the daughter of the late Daniel and Halla (Berens) Brenner and was a 1946 graduate of Hopkins High School. June was an elementary teacher, an elementary special education...

Otsego senior arrested in school shooting fallout threat

February 20, 2018

by Austin Marsman There is apparent fallout closer to home this week from the mass shootings on Valentines Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Authorities took an Otsego High School student into custody Tuesday after a peer allegedly overheard threats about committing violence at the school....

204-unit apartment complex likely coming to Dorr Twp.

February 20, 2018

Lori Castello explains the proposed apartment complex project while engineer Dan VanKolker looks on. Prospects look good for Dorr Township to welcome a 204-unit apartment complex on the southwest end of the intersection of 142nd Avenue and 14th Street. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended to the Township...

Martin bond construction project to be done by August

February 20, 2018

by Austin Marsman Project Manager Mike Hammis gave the Martin Board of Education an update on the $17.1 million bond construction project and offered a tour Monday after the regular meeting. Overall, Hammis said he is happy with the progress, telling the board “We are on schedule and things are...

Ranger Rick: Guns don’t kill people. People kill people

February 20, 2018

The killings at Parkland, Fla., have sparked debate again about guns. Ms. Mandeville has asked for someone to do something. I agree. However, I don't agree that Congress, state legislatures, governors, or even the President should do a thing about guns. There are plenty of laws about guns, the selling...

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Here’s a proposal for common sense gun legislation

February 20, 2018

To the editor: More of the same. "It's a mental health issue." "There will always be evil people." "Everyone has a right to arm themselves." "We can't deny everyone because of a few bad people." Always excuses why we need to stand pat on rules that are in place after...

Mass of Christian Burial Friday for Myrtle Sevenski

February 19, 2018

Myrtle Alice Sevenski, age 89, died Saturday, Feb 18. She was born Aug. 14, 1928, to Albert and Geneva Pope in Lansing. She and her husband Joseph lived and raised their family in Lansing and retired to Elmira, Joe’s childhood home. Myrtle was a member of Local 724 Woman’s Auxiliary...

Block grant to help fund old Giuseppe’s building rehab

February 19, 2018

This was the scene two years ago at a fire that severely damaged the former Giuseppe's Pizza. City Councilwoman Jennifer Antel credited the efforts of Main Street Director Ingrid Miller with securing the CDBG for up to $250,000, which is to be used for historical preservation. "Ingrid really thought this...

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