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Needs assessment likely to focus on WHS pool for bond issue
The Wayland Board of Education is getting ready to take the first step toward having a bond issue, very likely to upgrade or replace the aging swimming pool at the…
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WHS grad Sofia Nelson joins Detroit public defender’s office
Sofia Valencia Nelson, a 2005 graduate of Wayland High School, is taking a new position as a public defender with the Appellate Defender’s Office in Detroit. The daughter of Mary…
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Army Bob: Being offended becoming our national pastime
by Robert M. Traxler Ban it, limit it, destroy it, condemn it, and change it. What am I referring to? Who cares, as long as “it” is an act or…
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Leighton considers local ordinance regulating golf cart use
A petition bearing 86 signatures has prompted Leighton Township officials to consider a local ordinance permitting, but regulating use of golf carts and off-road vehicles on certain streets. The Michigan…
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Leighton Twp. opts out of paying MTA membership dues
The Leighton Township Board has been wrestling with the issue of paying its annual dues to the Michigan Townships Association, and this year it is opting out of its membership.…
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Martin Twp. wants fire engine manufacturer to help with repair cost
The Martin Township Fire Department and Township Board are taking a "wait and see" attitude about repairs for a fire truck purchased in 2009 from Cummins of Grand Rapids. The…
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Earl Wykstra succeeds John Schipper as Martin Twp. fire chief
John Schipper resigned as fire chief for Martin Township Wednesday night and Earl Wykstra was appointed as his successor. Schipper submitted his resignation in writing to the Martin Township Board…
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WHS bowling coach’s wife killed in Ionia industrial accident
The woman who was killed in an industrial accident Tuesday afternoon in Ionia was the wife of Wayland High School varsity bowling coach Bill Holbrook. Wanda Jean Holbrook, who worked…
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Wayland Director of Instruction Deanna Hayes steps down
Deanna Ray Hayes has retired as director of instruction for the Wayland Union School District. Hayes, 57, who had been in that administrative position since 2006, was earning a salary…
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City will seek minimum bid of $7,500 for foreclosed house
The Wayland City Council will accept bids to purchase the foreclosed house and property at 430 W. Superior St. until 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 28. The dilapidated house and ill-groomed…