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Lady Wildcats place 8th at MSU cross invitational

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Maggie Whtney (left) and Rylee Cronkright. The Wayland girls' cross-country team finished eighth as a team Friday among 35 girls' teams in the Michigan State Spartan Invitational at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing. Senior Maggie Whitney and sophomore Rylee Cronkright both earned medals by capturing 16th and...
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Lady Vikings let Northpointe come from behind, lose 3-2

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team Thursday lost a tough five-set match to North Pointe Christian, 3-2. The loss dropped the Lady Vikings to 1-1 in the O-K Silver Conference and 11-8-2 overall. Northpointe prevailed 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 25-14 and 15-6. The Lady Vikings had the Mustangs down two sets to...
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Army Bob: Radical Islamists perceived as winning war

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“Vast new intelligence haul fuels next phase of fight against Islamic State:” Los Angeles Times. The headline introduces a story that this column has predicted for many years now. The caliphate in Syria and Iraq is slowly being defeated, a cause for celebration no doubt. However, the legacy of the Islamic State or the...
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Leighton Twp., Library Boards still working on contract

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The Leighton Township Board and District Library Board still have not come to complete agreement on how utility and maintenance expenses will be handled for the two adjacent buildings. Disagreements about which bills and how much have abounded since the Township Board had the hall built last fall, connected to...
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One Small Voice: Technology makes our lives an open book

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When do we learn the concept of privacy? I think for me, a child of the 1950s, it wasn't something introduced very early. I think I absorbed it over time. I am the eldest of three girls. Financial realities for the middle class in those days meant we shared a bedroom...
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Lady Vikings 3rd in Delton Invitational cross contest

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Laura Velderman (left) was fourth and Jasmine Fisher runner-up for the Lady Vikings. The Hopkins girls’ varsity cross-country team placed third among nine teams Thursday at the Delton Invitational and the boys took sixth among 11 teams. The Martin boys’ team finished ninth. The races were held at the Gilmore...
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Service Friday for Canadian native Muriel TerMeer

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Muriel Frances Mae TerMeer died Wednesday, Sept. 13, at her home in Hopkins. Born Oct. 22, 1932, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, she was the oldest of four children born to the late Lawrence and Iola Russell. Muriel came to the States in 1951 when she married Edward Larsh. They moved from Detroit...
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Funeral mass will be Monday at St. Mary’s for Marvin Weber

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Marvin James Weber, age 88, died Wednesday, Sept. 13. Marv was a very social person who enjoyed talking with anyone he met and camping with family and friends. He played the guitar when he was younger, and never lost his passion for music. Marv loved playing cards and was a...
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Air park neighbors hint they’ll sue Leighton Twp. Board

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Kate Scheltema asks Township Board member a series of questions about the air park. Neighbors of the proposed air park in Leighton Township Thursday night hinted at the possibility they will take legal action against the Township Board if it wins final approval. The issue, which has been debated, discussed and...
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Lady Wildcats still improving, but still finish 4th

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The Wayland girls varsity golf team shot its best round of the season Wednesday on the home course at Orchard Hills. The Lady Wildcats finished with a score of 178, but still it only landed them in fourth place for the fourth O-K Gold Conference jamboree of the season. Several personal nine-hole round...
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