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Wayland man killed when van collides with tree service truck

August 14, 2015

Howard Simmons, 80, of Wayland, was killed Thursday when the mini-van he was driving collided with a tree service bucket truck near the corner of Patterson Avenue and 108th Street in Caledonia Township. Kent County sheriff's authorities said Simmons had stopped his 2003 Pontiac Montana, on 108th Street for a...

Leighton officials still want new hall, but seek lower expenses

August 13, 2015

Leighton Township officials still want to do business in a new and more spacious township hall, but they say they need to seek options to reduce costs of such a move. The board has been discussing the lack of space in the current facility and the possibility of building a...

Local Runaways of Michigan club donates to food programs

August 13, 2015

The Runaways of Michigan Car Club’s annual car show has donated $1,800 in proceeds from its July 18 show in Wayland to a couple of local food programs for the needy. The club, established in 1991 and home based in Wayland, is host for the Wayland Car & Motorcycle Show...

Allegan County GOP officials conflicted on Gamrat resigning

August 12, 2015

The Allegan County Republican Party next Thursday is expected to discuss a resolution calling for the resignation of State Rep. Cindy Gamrat in the wake of a widely publicized sex scandal and attempted coverup. Allegan County Commissioner Don Black was asked Wednesday night at the Martin Township Board meeting what...

Martin Township Assessor Sherry Burd leaving for U.P. job

August 12, 2015

Martin Township has just received the bad news that it is losing Assessor Sherry Burd. Burd, who has been paid $180 a month for her services, lives in Plainwell, but soon will move to the Upper Peninsula to take a new job. Martin officials briefly held out hope they could...

Problems with marijuana ‘head shop’ persist for Martin Twp.

August 12, 2015

The Martin Township Planning Commission next month is expected to come up with a proposed local ordinance regulating medical marijuana. The move has been promoted by the continued pesky problem of the presence of a “head shop” on 124th Avenue in the old post office in downtown Shelbyville. The township...

Wheeler Library facelift gets green light from Martin Township

August 12, 2015

The J.C. Wheeler Library soon will get its long-awaited facelift on the east side of the building in downtown Martin. The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening voted to accept a bid of $28,740 from Tim Visser Construction for the remodeling of the entrance to the library after it was struck...

Public hearing Oct. 13 on sign, non-conforming lot ordinances

August 11, 2015

The Wayland City Planning Commission will have public hearings at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, on a sign ordinance and on non-comforming lots. Commissioner Sam Dykstra said he and Chairman John Frigmanski met with representatives from the Main Street program and Downtown Development Authority and it was agreed the city...

MLive newspaper group joins calls for Gamrat, Courser to resign

August 11, 2015

The MLive newspaper group, which includes the Grand Rapids Press, Kalamazoo Gazette and Flint Journal, has joined the boisterous chorus clamoring for the resignations of State Reps. Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser. The group's editorial board this morning published an editorial in the wake of last week's allegations the two...

Wayland schools out of driver’s ed, changes school nurse

August 10, 2015

The Wayland Union School District now officially is out of the driver’s education business and it has changed the school nurse program. The Board of Education Monday night voted to enter into a three-year agreement with All-Star Driving to run the driver education program in the classroom and on the...

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