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Introducing John Face, columnist about growing up integrated
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the first in a series of columns by John Face of Albion, a white guy who is a lifelong resident of a mixed race community.…
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Yes It’s True: We’ll remember, but will we learn 9/11 lessons?
Was it just me, or was the publicity about the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks even more pronounced than in past years? Though recognition of the…
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Lady Vikings capture 3rd title in volleyball tourneys this fall
The Hopkins varsity volleyball team claimed its third tournament championship this season Saturday by winning the NorthPointe Christian Invitational. The Lady Vikings defeated the host team in the finals. Hopkins…
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Clippers post 2nd straight shutout, 38-0 over New Buffalo
Martin improved its season record to 3-0 Friday evening at New Buffalo with a convincing 38-0 victory. It was the Clippers' second straight shutout, coming on the heels of a…
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Wildcats shut out in 42-0 drubbing at GR South Christian
The Wayland High School varsity football team absorbed its third loss this season without a victory Friday night in a 42-0 drubbing at the hands of host South Christian. It…
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Hopkins takes big 32-6 victory over O-K Silver rival Belding
It was billed by some as an early-season showdown for the O-K Silver Conference football title, but Hopkins passed the test with flying colors by taking a surprisingly easy 32-6…
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90,000 bushels of soybeans, contaminated, deemed unfit
Soil contaminants dredged from the Kalamazoo River and grown at a Caledonia-area farm in northeast Allegan County have been determined to be contaminated and unfit for sale to the public…
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Lady Wildcats finish in middle of the pack at MSU invitational
The Wayland boys’ varsity cross-country team finished 36th among 39 teams Friday at the annual Michigan State University Spartan Invitational and the girls’ squad was in the middle of the…
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Two Clippers join Delton Kellogg varsity soccer squad
Freshman James Blackburn (left) and sophomore Javier Guevara are two Martin High School students who are playing varsity soccer as starters on the Delton Kellogg High School combined team this…
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Dorr native Adrianna Schut was church organist 56 years
Dorr native Adrianna Schut, 92, died at home in Fennville Tuesday, Sept. 10. Born Dec. 19, 1926, in Dorr, she was the daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth (Machiela) DeKraker and…