Articles – Page 151

Fire damages storage area upstairs at former Globe building

December 10, 2015

A fire broke out Thursday morning in a storage area in back of an upstairs apartment above the former Wayland Globe building, now referred to as the Helmey Building. Mandy Sikkema, who is renting the apartment, said she did not know the cause of the blaze, which was quickly extingished...

Martin Twp. Board public hearing to take up medical marijuana issue

December 9, 2015

The Martin Township Board will have a special meeting either at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, or next Thursday, Dec. 17, for a public hearing on a local medical marijuana ordinance. The Martin Township Planning Commission two months ago recommended on a 4-2 vote the board not adopt the ordinance,...

Allegan man, 22, believed to have been killed in crash near Hopkins

December 8, 2015

Authorities believe a 22-year-old Allegan man was killed early Tuesday morning when the 2006 Chrysler Pacifica he was driving left the road and crashed on 128th Avenue between Hopkins Village and Hopkinsburg. The Allegan County Sheriff's Department said a passerby came across a single vehicle that had left the roadway...

Wayland City Council takes care of ‘housekeeping’ matters

December 7, 2015

Monday’s Wayland City Council meeting served as a sort of reorganizational session, as the august body took up setting meeting dates and making appointments. Only two of the actions prompted some opposition — the election of mayor pro tem and the increase in hours for the billing clerk. Mayor pro...

Project launched to establish Wayland Area Recreation Authority

December 7, 2015

There is a movement afoot to establish a Wayland Area Recreation Authority. Representatives from the City of Way-land, Wayland Township, the Wayland Union school district and the Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis to come up with a way to have a central entity to handle and help pay for recreation...

Mark Sisson steps down as planner for many area municipalties

December 3, 2015

Longtime area planner Mark Sisson has announced his resignation from his position with area townships and the City of Wayland to concentrate on duties as full-time planner for Gaines Township. Kirk Scharphorn of Professional Code Inspections of Dorr Thursday night told the Watson Township Board that PCI could handle much...

Architects identify facility needs for Wayland schools; bond issue likely

November 30, 2015

Representatives from Tower Pinkster Architects of Grand Rapids have added a previously overlooked item in the Wayland School Board’s facility needs assessment — Pine Street Elementary. Steve Hoekzema, speaking on behalf of three Tower Pinkster reps present for a special meeting Monday night, told the board the buildings across Pearl...

Dorr girl, 10, recuperating in hospital after bone marrow transplant

November 29, 2015

Ten-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr is recuperating today at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids after undergoing a bone marrow transplant. Lilly was diagnosed two years ago with aplastic anemia, a rare blood disease that can be life threatening. She recently had a recurrence, which prompted the transplant....

Dorr Township approves new 3-year contract for recycling services

November 24, 2015

The Dorr Township Board Tuesday evening approved a new three-year contract for recycling services that includes a $25 per household annual surcharge for curbside pickup. Bob’s Disposal Service handles the curbside recycling program and state statute allows an annual fee of $25 per household to pay for the service. Ben...

Moline residents protest traffic speeds in 12th Street residential area

November 24, 2015

A group of citizens who live in Moline appeared before the Dorr Township Board night to protest widespread speeding of cars and trucks on 12th Street coming off Division Avenue. The scene of the traffic crimes is just after trucks and cars use the 12th Street stretch just before Division...

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