The Wayland High School debate team had all 13 team members finish among the top 13 at the West Michigan Legislative Debate League at Ionia High School Wednesday. They were Anabelle Pogodzinski,, first place; Jamie Murray, third; Savannah Weber, fourth; Eli Merren, fifth; Sam VerStrate, eighth; Carissa Yerxa and Rylie Steuer, tied for 11th place, and Cody James, […]
A perceived threat of violence against Wayland Union Schools was thwarted before it could be taken seriously Wednesday morning, according to authorities. Sheriff Frank Baker, in a prepared statement, said, “This morning, around 6:30 a.m., deputies and detectives with the sheriff’s office, along with the Wayland Police Department, investigated a perceived school threat. The suspect,
The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening learned that 11 water wells within the Village of Martin will be tested for free by the Allegan County Health Department later this week. The wells are not hooked up to the village’s public water system, which is regarded as free of lead and PFAs. They are on properties
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 16, 1994 As Director Barb Kaarlie pleaded, “We can’t let it fail,” the Allegan County Board of Commissioners agreed to make whole the Alliance in the wake of the news that two grants written by Brian
Donna Jean Panyrek, age 98, of Gun Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 12. Donna and husband Joe opened Joe’s Grocery at “Joe’s Corner Gun Lake” in 1946. The site became a landmark in the area before becoming a combination gas station and fast-foor restaurant. She is survived by her children Jim Panyrek, Dorothy (Norman) Seger and
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Hopkins Community Reformed Church for local businessman and former Hopkins Village President Ricky Harmsen, who died Monday at Borgess Medical Center. He was 67, Born April 16, 1952, in Grand Rapids, he was the son of the late Gareth Frederick Harmsen and Joan Winnifred (Kelly)
Two unsung, smart and strong women in our midst are encountering important milestones in their lives and are going in different directions as a result. Michelle Herman, Wayland City Clerk for the last 11 years, and Lori Castello, zoning enforcement administrator for Professional Code Inspections, are experiencing very different tasks ahead. Herman on Dec. 13
Brrrr… no, I’m not going to go into a global warming tirade. Well, maybe a little bit. Isn’t it ironic with all the global cooling, global warming, global climate change, etc. it is going back to the 1970s for cold temperatures when scientists came to the “consensus” global cooling was a given and a Mini-Ice
The financial health of Wayland Union Schools continues to improve, Assistant Superintendent for Finances Pat Velie told the school board Monday night. Velie said an audit for fiscal year 2018-19 now is complete and a fund balance, or rainy day fund, is pegged at 15.79%. This contrasts with about seven and a half percent some
Wayland Schools Superintendent Norman Taylor, credited with stabilizing a troubled school district during his decade of tenure, Monday night announced he will retire June 30, at the end of the academic year. Taylor was hired in 2010 at Wayland, which was seeing the exodus of three top administrators and absorbing a dangerously low budget fund
