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City agrees to contribute $1,000 to trails coalition

June 6, 2016

The Wayland City Council Monday evening voted 6-1 to proceed with making a $1,000 contribution to the West Michigan Trails and Greenways Coalition’s rails to trails effort on behalf of 20 communities. The coalition is seeking a match for a Department of Natural Resources grant, instigated by the City of...

City may decide cost recovery ordinance proposal

June 6, 2016

The Wayland City Council is examining two proposed ordinances, but it appears that only one has a chance of being adopted. What might fly is a cost recovery ordinance, but it has to be worded properly so it doesn’t falsely give local residents the notion they’ll have to pick up...

Splash pad leads to paving nearby, more business

June 6, 2016

The new splash pad in the City Park is such a huge hit that it’s being credited with the paving of Church and Cherry streets later this summer. Oetman Excavating, which currently is resurfacing East Sycamore Street, has offered to do the east-west block of Cherry Street and the north-south...

Watson Twp. appoints Dan Bailey to Plan Commission

June 2, 2016

Donald Bailey was appointed to the Watson Township Planning Commission Thursday evening. Bailey will succeed Dave Carter, who had been chairman of the group before an nouncing earlier this year that he had to step down. Township Supervisor Pam Brown said Bailey has been a resident of the township for...

Watson to consider switching from land line to cell phones

June 2, 2016

A routine discussion about monthly payment of bills turned into consideration by the Watson Township Board of changing or altering phone service. Supervisor Pam Brown told her colleagues Thursday night the bill from A T & T for land-line telephone service showed an increase. She said she was told the...

Dem, GOP, Libertarian candidates running for Congress

May 30, 2016

Three candidates have announced they are running for the 6th Congressional District seat held by Republican Fred Upton. Joining Upton on the ballot are a former state representative, Libertarian Lorence Wenke of Kalamazoo, and Democrat Paul Clements of Kalamazoo and Upton has served in Congress since 1986, when he defeated...

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Kalamazoo man wanted for meth nabbed in chase

May 28, 2016

A 53-year-old Kalamazoo man who had an outstanding warrant for operating/maintaining a meth lab was arrested State Police from the Wayland post Saturday afternoon after a seat belt enforcement stop on 10th Street near 129th Avenue. The suspect was lodged at the Allegan County Jail for fleeing and eluding, resisting...

Dorr Twp. grants Frontier Truck Parts tax break

May 27, 2016

Frontier Truck Parts, which plans to open a new business near 144th Avenue in the Dorr Industrial Development District won a 10-year tax abatement Thursday night from the Dorr Township Board. Formerly known as Weller Truck Parts, the business, now headquartered on Chicago Drive in Wyoming, plans to build a...

Wayland schools plans public forum Wednesday, June 8

May 25, 2016

Wayland Union Schools will hold a public forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the middle school cafeteria to review the recent facilities needs assessment completed by the Tower Pinkster architectural firm and to gather input from the community on results of the findings. Needs were identified...

Father Christian Johnson to leave St. Therese Parish

May 22, 2016

Father Christian Johnson, who has served the St. Therese of Lisieux Church for the past 10 years, is leaving after being reassigned by the Diocese of Kalamazoo. "Most of the priests of the diocese were reassigned because of some restructuring of parishes that the diocese is doing.," Fr. Johnson said....

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