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Wayland school board to vote on casino funding April 20

March 30, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education will have a final vote April 20 on how to spend the anticipated $1.5 million in funds from the Gun Lake Casino over the next fiscal year. The board agreed in a work session March 23 to use funds for a variety of services and...

Public safety beat: Van crashes into home in Leighton Twp.

March 30, 2015

Authorities have reported a van crashed through two mailboxes and then into a house Monday afternoon in Leighton Township north of Wayland. The van, driven by an elderly woman who was not identified, was traveling on 146th Avenue. It was reported that the home was unoccupied at the time of...

WHS senior’s Eagle Scout project a shelter for soccer players

March 30, 2015

Wayland High School senior Trenton Thelen has completed his Eagle Scout project by constructing two shelters at the soccer field, one each for home and visitor players. He has worked about 100 hours planning, drawing up the plans, getting approval, shopping, prepping and completing the project. Thelen, who was with...

‘Best small business in America’ to run seminar in Wayland

March 29, 2015

Zingerman's of Ann Arbor, billed as the "best small business in America," will handle a four-hour seminar for business owners and volunteers from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Windsor Woods Community Room. Zingerman's, which opened as a delicatessen in March 1982, now does $45 million worth...

Public safety beat: Fire battled at Mobile Pallet Services

March 29, 2015

The Wayland Fire Department and several other departments were battling a fire at Mobile Pallet Services Inc. Sunday afternoon. Local officials reported that a fire was burning a large pile of sawdust behind the Pallet plant was burning and it threatened to spread to a nearby wooded area. Dorr, Hopkins...

WHS thespians put together murder mystery dinner

March 27, 2015

Members of the Wayland High School drama program put on the annual "Murder Mystery Dinner" Friday evening at the Fine Arts Center. Guests were treated to a dinner and then regaled with a tale of a murder mystery, directed by instructor Becky Black (far left). Proceeds from the fun go...

Wayland Board of Education to extend iPads to K-6 students

March 26, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education appears to be poised to fund a program for iPads to be extended into elementary classrooms. The board held a work session Monday evening and apparently has agreed to spend part of the money the district will receive in the next year from the Gun...

Former local educator, school board member to be on radio

March 26, 2015

Former Wayland educator and school board member Jeff Salisbury was interviewed today by Michigan Public Radio after submitting the winning question for the network’s contest “MI Curious.” Salisbury’s entry asked how many of the members of the State Legislature has children who attended K-12 public schools, private schools or were...

Dorr Township to change dumpster service for recycling

March 24, 2015

The Dorr Township Board Monday evening decided to switch switch dumpster service from Waste Management to Bob’s Disposal -- who provides the recycling service for northwest Allegan County. Supervisor Jeff Miling said the township will save $90 in the first year of the agreement. Waste Management would charge $1,650 while Bob's...

Dorr Twp. Board adopts trustee ‘representation’ policy, 5-2

March 24, 2015

The Dorr Township Board Monday evening voted along the familiar 5-2 line to adopt a policy on "representation" of the board by each individual member. As expected, Trustees John Tuinstra and Patty Senneker voted against the policy. Clerk Brian Boot read the policy, which said, in part, "A township trustee's...

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