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John Sloan to fill vacancy on Wayland City Council

March 16, 2015

John Sloan, recently retired counselor at Wayland High School and former assistant varsity football coach, has been appointed to the Wayland City Council seat vacated earlier this month by Ron Kobish. Sloan is a graduate of Hope College and he served on the Wayland High School staff for many years...

City submits interurban trail grant application a 2nd time

March 16, 2015

The Wayland City Council vote was 5-2, as expected, to apply again for a state grant to help fund a proposed paved recreational bicycle and walking trail from Dahlia Street to 133rd Avenue along the interurban. The council has been discussing the matter for several years and it voted along...

Charges may be filed in Wayland Twp. fatal crash Sunday

March 16, 2015

Judith Ann Shumaker, 80, from the Otsego area, was killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle traffic crash near Patterson Avenue and 136th Avenue, Wayland Township. Authorities said she was trapped in her car and was in critical condition when first responders arrived at about 10:45 a.m. She was transported by...

WHS students share love of reading with young buddies

March 16, 2015

Quinn, a 4-year-old from Baker Elementary’s Extended Day Preschool, says she is excited to read with her reading buddy, Ali Martus. They hold hands as they walk down the hall to find a quiet place to read Ali’s favorite childhood book “One Fish, Two Fish” by Dr. Seuss. Once seated,...

Triple homicide victims’ joint funeral is Wednesday in GR

March 16, 2015

A joint funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday for a mother and her two children who were killed in a triple homicide in Dorr Township March 10. The service is scheduled at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2780 Leonard St. NE, in Grand Rapids. A...

United Church of Wayland pastor moving to North Carolina

March 15, 2015

The Rev. Dr. Richard J. Hronek is resigning his position as pastor of the United Church of Wayland effective May 11. Hronek, who has been the United Church’s pastor for more than three years, has accepted a position as pastor of the Heidelberg United Church of Christ in Thomasville, N.C....

Hopkins student Samantha Ludlam state FFA vice president

March 15, 2015

Hopkins High School junior Samantha Ludlam was selected vice president of the Michigan FFA at this past weekend's state convention in East Lansing. Ludlam is very active in and outside of school. She is a farm hand and Windswept Farms LLC and assists at the Monterey Veterinary Center. She also...

Leighton Twp. Board hires TAG as architect for new hall

March 14, 2015

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening decided to hire Dan Bode of the Architectural Group (TAG)of Grandville to serve as architect for designing a new or renovated township hall and fire station. The board sometime in the future plans to either build a new township hall or expand the current...

Leighton Twp. budget healthy enough for employee pay raises

March 13, 2015

The Leighton Township Board is projecting a relatively healthy fiscal year ahead with a budget of nearly $2 million. The board anticipates revenue of $1,979,750 and expenditures at $1,916,460, thereby increasing the all-important fund balance, or rainy-day fund from $1.016,402 as of March 31 of this year to $1,079,692 on...

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Leighton to buy 5-year-old fire truck in rollover, but repaired

March 13, 2015

The Leighton Township Board has decided to to spend up to $310,000 on a five-year-old fire truck that was damaged in a rollover. The rescue pumper, used by the fire department in Westfield, was purchased by the Spencer fire vehicle firm and Leighton Fire Chief Tony Banas said it cost...

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