Articles – Page 172

You can’t put dock on public beach, Green Lake citizens learn

May 7, 2015

A group of nearly a dozen Green Lake residents learned Thursday night that they cannot operate and use a dock and fire pit at the township park on the south side of the lake. After a lengthy discussion about riparian rights, they learned from Leighton Township Supervisor Steve Deer that...

Seventeen WHS graduating seniors earn better than 4.0 GPAs

May 7, 2015

The Wayland High School Class of 2015 will graduate later this month and 17 of its members have achieved top academic honors. Seventeen seniors share the honor of “Summa Cum Laude,” earning better than a 4.0 cumulative grade point average. They are Emily Arendsen, Josh Armstrong, Kayl Black, Hunter Brown,...

Sunday afternoon ceremony to honor Martin’s Andrew Bee

May 6, 2015

The Sons of the Union Veterans chapter of Plainwell will conduct a special ceremony at East Martin Cemetery at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, honoring the Martin man said to have captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis after the end of the Civil War. John R. Keith, senior vice commander of...

Local millage requests dragged to defeat by state proposal

May 5, 2015

Voters in Dorr and Martin townships apparently weren’t in any mood Tuesday to approve tax increases for roads, nor fire equipment. Just like the state-wide proposal to hike the sales tax for roads, local requests were rejected as well, just not as soundly. Despite a solid effort by Carolyn Sandel...

Long-distance runners lead 2015 Hopkins academic top 10

May 5, 2015

It’s been said that long-distance runners tend to be good academic students and high achievers. The Hopkins High School Class of 2015 advances that notion with valedictorian Rachael Weber and salutatorian Samantha Ludlam. Both have been long-time members of the Vikings’ cross-country team and both have been long-distance runners for...

Channel 8 seeking Wayland City treasurer over Bangor’s woes

May 5, 2015

WOOD-TV Channel 8 is hot on the trail of Wayland City Treasurer Cheri Parrish. Investigative reporters say they want to know her role, if any, in reports of $500,000 missing from City of Bangor coffers. Parrish was hired in 2012 as treasurer for Wayland after the abrupt resignation of Bhama...

Wayland schools bus fleet inspection perfect 8th straight year

May 5, 2015

The Wayland Union Schools bus fleet, which numbers 23 Wayland and 15 AAESA vehicles, received a perfect safety inspection by the Michigan State Police. This is the eighth year in a row for this accomplishment, which is due to the hard work and mechanical ability of Jody Boyles, head mechanic...

Uccello’s explains reasons for filing lawsuit against Joe’s Way

May 4, 2015

Uccello’s Restaurant in Wayland has presented its side of the case in which it has filed a lawsuit against Stefano Levant, who recently reopened his pizzeria and continued to use the name “Joe’s Way.” Uccello’s, in a suit filed by attorney Steven J. Vander Ark of Grand Rapids, is charging...

Outdoor vendor’s license ordinance adopted by City Council

May 4, 2015

The Wayland City Council Monday night adopted a vendor's license ordinance after its second reading and it held the first reading of a proposed local non-discrimination ordinance. The vendor's license ordinance, which was adopted by a 5-0 vote, will handle sellers of items outdoors, but will not apply to approved...

Public Safety Beat: Yankee Springs man busted in illegal grow

May 2, 2015

Michigan State Police troopers from the Wayland post, along with the Wayland PD, seized 36 marijuana plants, guns and currency Saturday in the home of Yankee Springs Township suspected of assaulting an elderly man. Authorities had responded to a local business to investigate an assault and investigation showed it was...

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