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Local school teachers’ pay lower than state average
Teachers in all three local school districts are paid below the state average, which has declined for four years in a row. Julie Mack, in an MLive story published Monday,…
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Watson Township to have 122nd Avenue paved
The Watson Township Board Thursday evening agreed to have 122nd Avenue paved at a cost of $365,736. The lowest bid was from Reith-Reilly Construction. The board originally wrestled with the…
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Tim Johnson hired as plan consultant for Watson Twp.
Tim Johnson, co-owner of Main Street Planners of Grand Rapids, was selected as new planning consultant for Watson Township at the board’s Thursday evening meeting. Johnson succeeds longtime planner Mark…
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Woman nabbed for providing heroin that killed Wayland man
Ashley Ashbrook, 30, who was wanted for providing heroin to a Wayland man who overdosed on the drug last fall, has been taken into custody. Authorities said Ashbrook was arrested…
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Wayland schools saving $6.2 million in bond interest
The Wayland Union school district has sold its 2016 refunding bonds, Series A and Series B,
saving taxpayers $6,278,000 in interest. Wayland schools sold $22,455,000 refunding bonds, Series A and…
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City of Wayland to have new electric sign installed
An electronic sign will be installed on West Superior Street in front of the fire station in Wayland. The Wayland City Council Monday decided to spend $22,944.11 for the 2x8-foot…
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Three area twp. supervisors to face election contests
Three local township supervisors will be opposed this year in elections, one of them in a general and the other two in the August primary. Dorr Township Supervisor Jeff Miling…
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Dorr Twp.deals with dust control, gravel and chickens
The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening accepted the low bid for two dust control applications, agreed to two miles of gravel work this summer and promised to look into rules…
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Dorr debates on transparency yield 2 deadlocked votes
More discussions about proper governance and transparency resulted in two 3-3 deadlocked votes Thursday evening at the Dorr Township Board meeting. John Tuinstra moved to have the clerk and the…
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Hopkins school district sinking fund vote will be May 3
Hopkins Public Schools will ask voters in the district Tuesday, May 3, to approve a sinking fund for 1.6 mills over five years to pay for facility improvement projects. Some…