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Lady Wildcats fall 4-1 to state-ranked Byron Center

The Wayland varsity softball team Thursday lost 4-1 to Division 1 state-ranked Byron Center in a non-conference matchup. The contest was knotted at 1-1 for six innings until the Bulldogs…

Editor May 11, 2018

Community Notices

Hopkins Concert Choir earns division 2 rating at state

The Hopkins High School Concert Choir earned a second division rating at the State Choral Festival May 8 at Hope College. The choir performed three choral pieces for a number…

Editor May 11, 2018

Obituaries

Burial service at Jijak Camp for Nimkee Anquet, 58

Philip Milton Francisco, Nimkee Anquet (Thunder Cloud), 58, of Portage, died Wednesday, May 8, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Born June 3, 1959, in Sisseton, SD, he was the…

Editor May 11, 2018

Community Notices

Hopkins FFA selling perennials, plan chicken BBQ

The annual Hopkins FFA Perennials Sale is taking place today and Saturday at the downtown park in the village. Included are plants for shade, orange pots and black pots. The…

Editor May 11, 2018

Obituaries

Bette Dutkiewicz Mongold, formerly of Dorr, dies at 77

Mary “Bette” Mongold, age 77, formerly of Dorr, died Wednesday, May 9. She is survived by her longtime friends, Ken (Lynn), Ginger; sister-in-law, Rusty Dutkiewicz; brother-in-law, Rex Mongold; the Patin…

Editor May 11, 2018

Obituaries

Howard Thomas service is at United Church of Wayland

Howard Thomas, a 1969 graduate of Wayland High School and son of former Wayland Supt. James Thomas, has died of cardiac arrest. Thomas, who lived in Grand Rapids and was…

Editor May 10, 2018

Sports

Lady Vikings lose 5-4 to Zeeland East in bottom of 7th

The Hopkins varsity softball team stepped outside of conference play Thursday and dropped a walk-off heartbreaker, 5-4. The Lady Vikings scored all four of their runs with a huge rally…

Editor May 10, 2018

Articles

Prosecutor candidates talk about county meth issues

A long-standing joke that isn't funny is that Allegan County is the "meth capital of Michigan," and the two Republican Party candidates for prosecuting attorney spoke at length about the…

Editor May 10, 2018

Community Notices

Airstrip developer says 2 anti-project suits dismissed

Clark Galloway, co-developer of a controversial proposed airstrip near the corner of Kalamazoo and 144th Avenues, told the Leighton Township Board Thursday night that all but one lawsuit filed against…

Editor May 10, 2018

Articles

Leighton approves 21-unit residential complex off Dahlia

A proposed 21-unit residential complex on the north side of Dahlia Street east of Mill Street was approved without comment of opposition Thursday evening by the Leighton Township Board. The…

Editor May 10, 2018