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Two new business signs grace West Superior St.

Two new signs have gone up recently along the West Superior Street business district in downtown Wayland. One is for the Highpoint Bank, which has taken over the site that…

Editor April 9, 2019

Community Notices

Beef from Plainwell distributor is being recalled

WOOD-TV 24-Hour News 8 is reporting that a beef distributor in Plainwell is recalling thousands of pounds of beef believed to be contaminated with plastic. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection…

Editor April 9, 2019

Obituaries

Service is Saturday for former Wayland woman

Virginia "Ginny" (Sepanik) Misak Valeria, 91 of Wyoming, formerly of Wayland, died Thursday, April 4. Born in Chicago Aug. 26, 1927, she grew up on a farm in Wayland, which…

Editor April 9, 2019

Obituaries

Celebration of Life set for Ann Marie Carpenter

Ann Marie Carpenter, age 59, Hopkins, died Wednesday, April 3. She is survived by her children, Richard Edsall (Chris) and Jamie Price (Ramie), her significant other Randy White, two brothers…

Editor April 9, 2019

Obituaries

Memorial service Saturday for Jamie Arndt of Hopkins

Jamie Scott Arndt, 55, of Hopkins, died Thursday, April 4, at his home. Born Oct. 30, 1963, in Zeeland, he was the son of the late Lavern and Virginia Rose…

Editor April 8, 2019

Community Notices

Wayland Robotics team to compete at state meet

The Wayland First Robotics Team No. 6090 will compete in the Michigan State Championship in Saginaw (SVSU) Wednesday through Saturday, April 10-13. the local team finished 99th out of 539…

Editor April 8, 2019

Community Notices

Bentley’s Party Store is apparently on selling block

The Bentley Party Store, which was one of the first businesses to located inside the old Harding's Market building between West Superior and Pine Streets downtown, apparently is for sale, according…

Editor April 8, 2019

Community Notices

Austin Marsman elected president of GVSU Dems

Martin High School graduate and Townbroadcast contributor Austin Marsman has been elected president of of the Grand Valley State University College Democrats. The newly-elected Eboard includes Marsman (second from right) ,…

Editor April 8, 2019

Articles

Hopkins Twp. appealing BIA intent for land in trust

Two representatives of the Hopkins Township Board have met once with Gun Lake Tribe officials to try to reach agreement on a cost sharing arrangement for the Nowak property near…

Editor April 8, 2019

Community Notices

Students to get schooled about dangers of vaping

Pulmonologist Dr. Shelley Schmidt and David Stults, who was diagnosed with Bronchiolitis Obliterans (“Popcorn Lung”) in 2010, will visit Wayland schools Monday, April 22, to warn of the dangers of…

Editor April 8, 2019