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Public hearing Oct. 13 on sign, non-conforming lot ordinances

August 11, 2015

The Wayland City Planning Commission will have public hearings at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, on a sign ordinance and on non-comforming lots. Commissioner Sam Dykstra said he and Chairman John Frigmanski met with representatives from the Main Street program and Downtown Development Authority and it was agreed the city...

City Council, Plan Commission to examine splash pad site plan

August 11, 2015

The Wayland City Planning Commission will have a joint meeting with the Wayland City Council at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, for a public hearing to examine the site plan for the new splash pad and city park renovations. The City Council's meeting scheduled for Monday, Sept. 7, will not...

Dorr Township Library’s annual Chicago bus trip is Nov. 28

August 11, 2015

Dorr Township Library will have its fifth annual Chicago bus trip Saturday Nov. 28, leaving the library at 7 a.m. and returning at 9 p.m. Cost is $40 per person. Those who want to attend from Hopkins can be picked up that morning by the bus at the Park and...

Ranger Rick: The Democrats indeed were the party of slavery

August 11, 2015

The weak high school educational instruction on the history of the U.S. Civil War and its causes usually talk of the despicable Confederates (CSA – Southern states) against the good Union (Northern states), but usually doesn’t point out the politics of the overwhelming Democrat South against the overwhelming Republican North....

Mass of Christian burial Saturday for Ilene M. Jackiewicz, 74

August 11, 2015

Ilene M. Jackiewicz, of Hopkins, died Monday, Aug. 10, at her home. She was 74. Mrs. Jackiewicz was born in Byron Township, the daughter of Casper and Mary (Fein) Kiel. Ilene graduated from Byron Center High School, Class of 1958, she worked for J.C. Penny’s in Kentwood for over 13...

MLive newspaper group joins calls for Gamrat, Courser to resign

August 11, 2015

The MLive newspaper group, which includes the Grand Rapids Press, Kalamazoo Gazette and Flint Journal, has joined the boisterous chorus clamoring for the resignations of State Reps. Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser. The group's editorial board this morning published an editorial in the wake of last week's allegations the two...

Hopkins graduate wins bowling scholarship at Davenport

August 11, 2015

Dakota Miller, a 2015 graduate of Hopkins High School, has signed a letter of intent to attend Davenport University on a bowling scholarship. He will be studying computer information systems with an emphasis on programming. Besides being a top-notch bowler at Hopkins, Miller competed in track and cross country for...

Celebration of life arrangements delayed for Kyle Brower, 80

August 10, 2015

Kyle J. Brower, 80, of Hopkins died at his home Sunday, Aug. 9. Mr. Brower was born Aug. 22, 1934, in Chicora, the son of Ford and Valeska (Smith) Brower. Kyle was a graduate of Hopkins High School, Class of 1952. He worked for Pet Milk in Wayland for nine...

Wayland schools out of driver’s ed, changes school nurse

August 10, 2015

The Wayland Union School District now officially is out of the driver’s education business and it has changed the school nurse program. The Board of Education Monday night voted to enter into a three-year agreement with All-Star Driving to run the driver education program in the classroom and on the...

Wayland and Hopkins schools to share technology director

August 10, 2015

Scott Getter, who has been director of technology for Hopkins Public Schools for the last 17 years, has been named new tech director at Wayland but will remain at Hopkins almost one-third of the time. The Wayland Board of Education Monday night was introduced to Getter, whose salary of about...

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