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Weekend woes with wild, wet, windy wintery weather
It was indeed a wet and wild weekend, as lot of rain, gusty winds, snow. ice and sleet visited West Michigan in the middle of April. An unusual sight was…
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Landing Marina limited to 6 boat slips on S. Gun Lake
by Austin Marsman 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…
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One Small Voice: The ghost of Dust Bowl visits Arizona
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…
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Utility pole reset at West Superior and Clark corner
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…
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Vikings now 4-1 for the season after extra inning loss
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 with Wyoming Godwin Heights and edged…
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Wayland says, ‘Green is more than our school color’
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…
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Hopkins Township and Gun Lake Tribe need to talk
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…
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Lady Wildcats lose despite solid defensive effort
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…
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Army Bob: Will left and right move more to the center?
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…
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Viking track teams win over Lee in season openers
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…