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Wayland’s oldest business, Smith Lumber, has been sold
Smith Lumber & Coal, a more than a century old business in Wayland has been sold, but the new owner has not been disclosed and there has been no indication…
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Dorr Plan Commission wants to hire PCI as consultant
The Dorr Township Planning Commission will make a formal request to the Township Board for permission to hire Professional Code Inspections as planning consultant. Commission Chairman Robert Wagner said Dorr…
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Dollar General store may be coming to Dorr Twp.
It looks like a Dollar General store may be coming to Dorr along 142nd Avenue. Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Robert Wagner told his colleagues that he had just received…
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Wayland City officials pleased with another clean audit
The Wayland City Council Monday night accepted a clean financial audit report from certified public accountant Peter Woldman. Woldman told council members that the city at the end of fiscal…
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Wayland administrators, secretaries get extensions
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…
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Leighton to haggle with lot owner on purchase price
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…
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Leighton OKs Top Grade mining, gravel hauling plans
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…
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City Clerk, student rep. to join presidential recount
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…
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Tuinstra’s do-it-yourself penchant draws criticism again
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…
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Newly elected Dorr officials also win appointments
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…