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Sunday afternoon ceremony to honor Martin’s Andrew Bee
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…
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Local millage requests dragged to defeat by state proposal
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…
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Long-distance runners lead 2015 Hopkins academic top 10
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…
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Channel 8 seeking Wayland City treasurer over Bangor’s woes
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…
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Wayland schools bus fleet inspection perfect 8th straight year
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…
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Uccello’s explains reasons for filing lawsuit against Joe’s Way
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…
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Outdoor vendor’s license ordinance adopted by City Council
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…
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Public Safety Beat: Yankee Springs man busted in illegal grow
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…
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Joe’s Way back in business, but faces suit for keeping name
Joe’s Way Pizza is back in town, and not everybody is happy about it, particularly Uccello’s Restaurant. Uccello’s insists that Stefano Levant, owner of the pizzeria, has violated an agreement…
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Hopkins citizens rally around racial slur victim Jalen Kisner
Several people associated with the community of Hopkins and the Hopkins Public Schools are rallying around Viking senior Jalen Kisner, recent victim of a racial slur applied to his vehicle,…