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Yes It Is, It’s True: No Super Bowl for 45 straight years
The Super Bowl has started as I write this, and for the 45th consecutive year, "I'm not going to watch it. I'll just have to miss it." And this has…
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Viking boys cruise 83-31 past Silver hoops rival Belding
The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team cruised past Belding Friday night, 83-31, in an O-K Silver Conference matchup. The win improved the Vikings' league record to 3-4 and they are…
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Memorial for Dennis Westmaas, 60, will be Feb. 11
Dennis James Westmaas, age 60, died Saturday, Feb. 3. Dennis had a sincere love for music, especially Johnny Cash. Dennis is survived by his step-father, Jerry Sigler; his siblings Brian…
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One Small Voice: The difference between ‘kind’ and ‘nice’
by Lynn Mandaville Recently, I had an experience at our local pharmacy that got me pondering the meanings of two seemingly synonymous words. The experience was this: I was filling…
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Fear-stoked Watson residents plug a hole in the dike
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The recent evidence of anti-marijuana decisions in northeast Allegan County should remind citizens of…
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Clippers’ winter homecoming dampened by 2 losses
by Austin Marsman It was a trip to “Fabulous” Las Vegas for the Clippers winter homecoming, creative dress up days and themed posters headlined the week. Crowds filled the gymnasium…
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Guest column: We are proud Spartans, despite Nassar
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a guest column written by Pamela Heijerman, a sophomore at Michigan State University and an alumna of Martin High School. by Pamela Heijerman With multiple sexual…
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Lady Vikings rebound from Plainwell loss in 68-46 win
The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball squad bounced back from Tuesday's heart-breaking loss to Plainwell and cruised to a 68-46 victory over O-K Silver Conference opponent Belding. The Lady Vikings pushed…
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Lady Wildcats start horribly, rally, lose down stretch
If you take away a really miserable first quarter, the Wayland girls' basketball team Friday played a pretty good ballgame against Grand Rapids Christian. Unfortunately, there are four rather than…
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Wildcats overcome awful start, but fall short in the end
After suffering perhaps its worst offensive performance of the season in a half of a basketball game, Wayland put together a magnificent comeback, only to collapse in the last two…