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Wayland administrators, secretaries get extensions

December 12, 2016

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night ratified a one-year extension of employment contracts for administrators and secretaries at one step and a 1% increase in pay. All will receive the 80-20% ratio in contributions to the health care insurance package as well. The Wayland Education Association, with 160 teachers,...

Leighton to haggle with lot owner on purchase price

December 8, 2016

Leighton Township Supervisor Steve Deer and Township Attorney Cliff Bloom are going to do some bargaining with Linnie VanderWerp on her offer to sell two lots. VanderWerp owns two small lots (Nos. 10 and 34), not big enough for houses on the east end of North Lake Drive, running across...

Leighton OKs Top Grade mining, gravel hauling plans

December 8, 2016

Top Grade Aggregates LLC was granted permission to begin a mineral extraction operation of 25,000 cubic yards at 3819 Second St. and haul the gravel north and then west to its plant in Hudsonville. The Leighton Township Board, which tabled the request last month from owner Ross Veltema, agreed to allow the...

City Clerk, student rep. to join presidential recount

December 5, 2016

Wayland City Clerk Michelle Herman and Wayland High School senior Jonathon Seymour will be among those conducting those conducting the 2016 presidential recount Wednesday and Thursday for Allegan County. The recount has been ordered for Michigan after Green Party candidate Jill Stein raised enough money to file for the action...

Tuinstra’s do-it-yourself penchant draws criticism again

December 1, 2016

Dorr Township Trustee got into a little bit of trouble once again Thursday night because of his penchant for trying to do things outside of the Township Board. Tuinstra was successful in getting a decision on a rezoning request postponed for another month to seek further information, but he incurred...

Newly elected Dorr officials also win appointments

December 1, 2016

The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening welcomed its two newest members and appointed them and several others to boards and commissions. New Township Clerk Debbie Sewers was appointed as the board’s representative to serve on the Dorr-Leighton Sewer Board. She succeeds Patty Senneker, who no longer is on the Township...

Gamrat, Courser aides both win $170,000 settlements

November 22, 2016

Keith Allard and Benjamin Graham, former legislative aides to former State Representatives Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser each have won nearly $170,000 in a settlement of their suit against their former bosses in the State Legislature. Gamrat, of Plainwell, a Tea Party activist who was expelled from the State Legislature...

Drug warriors try to steer Wayland clear of dispensaries

November 21, 2016

After persuading the City of Allegan Nov. 2 not to allow local medical marijuana dispensaries, representatives from the West Michigan Enforcement Team (WEMET) and the Allegan County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition made their pitch Monday night to the Wayland City Council. City officials made no decision and considered the presentation,...

WHS debate team captures GR Metro League trophy

November 17, 2016

The Wayland High School varsity debate team Wednesday brought home the first place trophy after competing in its final Grand Rapids Metro Debate League contest Wednesday. The GR Metro League consists of more than 100 students from 12 area schools, including Grand Rapids Catholic Central, City High, Forest Hills Central,...

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Wayland Supt. outlines 2 proposals in bond issue

November 17, 2016

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night decided to split the bond issue in next May’s election into two separate proposals, one for academics and the other for athletics. Superintendent Norm Taylor since then has outlined what each proposal seeks and the costs in a communication to citizens' committee members....

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