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Gun Lake Casino increases minimum wage to $14/hr.
The Gun Lake Casino has announced a minimum wage increase to $14 an hour in an effort to hire more than 200 people. The boost for new starting wages for…
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Lady Wildcats finish 5th in in O-K Gold tournament
The Wayland High School girls' varsity tennis team tied Cedar Springs this past Friday at home and then finished fifth at the O-K Gold Conference tournament Saturday. Ashleigh Graham at…
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So Lady Wildcats are not among the best in state?
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled onto the Michigan High School Softball Coaches’ installment…
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Wildcats win 15th straight, take Centreville tourney
The Wayland varsity softball team’s winning streak continued Saturday with two victories to take the championship in the Centreville Invitational. The Lady Wildcats now are 18-2 overall and have won…
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Ramblin’ Road: Customer conversations bear fruit
by Phyllis McCrossin You meet all kinds of people when you work retail, especially in a resort town. I try to talk to as many as I can. Partially because…
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Watson, Hopkins Twp. fires keep departments busy
Area firefighters were exceptionally busy Saturday night doing what they often do, but more often lately. The Hopkins Area Fire Department was summoned at about 5 p.m. to a structure…
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Burnips native Donald Bonney’s visitation Friday
Donald Bonney of Kentwood, a native of Burnips, died Thursday, May 13. He was 90. He grew up in various cities throughout Michigan and graduated from Kalkaska High School, where…
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Vikings in the middle of the pack at O-K Silver meet
The Hopkins boys’ varsity track team checked in fourth in the nine-team O-K Silver Conference meet and the girls were fifth. The Viking boys scored 85 points. Sparta was meet…
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WHS boys 4th in Gold meet; Lady Wildcats finish 7th
The Wayland High School boys’ varsity track team placed fourth in the O-K Gold Conference meet Friday at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. The guys accumulated 75 points, one more…
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Sierra Smith twirls 1-hitter at Lee in 17-0 Vikings’ win
A 17-0 victory over Wyoming Lee Friday afternoon hiked Hopkins to an overall season record of 10-6 and 8-1 in the O-K Silver Conference. The Lady Vikings got a nifty…