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Wayland City Council unimpressed by state roads proposal
Members of the Wayland City refused to craft a letter of support for the May 5 state-wide ballot issue to raise the sales tax by one cent for roads. Councilwoman…
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Public hearing March 16 on another trails grant application
A public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 16, on a proposed resolution to submit a third application for a Michigan grant to build a paved recreation…
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Main Street program director Sara Najar resigns post
Sara Najar has resigned as Wayland’s Main Street program director. “Yes that is true,” said Mike Salisbury, owner of the Reno Insurance Agency and a former member of the Downtown…
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Wayland city officials insist trash talking issue is history
Just like a lady in the audience said Monday night to the Wayland City Council, “I just want to know we’re done talking trash.” Apparently it’s true. Though about two…
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Ron Kobish resigns City Council seat, to move to Auburn Hills
The on-again, off-again relationship between Ron Kobish and Wayland city government is off again. Kobish, in a statement read Monday night by Mayor Tim Bala, announced his resignation as a…
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Public Safety Beat: Man pinned under fallen mobile home
A mobile home being moved inside the Yankee Springs Meadows Trailer Park Monday morning slipped off its supports and trapped a worker underneath. Authorities said the workers were lifting the…
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Dorr, Hopkins library director to attend national conference
Natalie Bazan, director of the Dorr Township and Hopkins District libraries, has been awarded a national grant to attend the next Small and Rural Library Association's annual conference later this…
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Wayland’s Kelvin Lapham recognized as Mopar ‘Top Tech’
Kelvin Lapham, a 1976 graduate of Wayland High School and technician at Wayland Chrysler, is one of two Michigan men recognized as being among the top 27 FCA US LLC…
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Wayland School Board ranks services, programs funded by casino
The Wayland Board of Education Monday night in a workshop rated the importance of each of the 20 programs or services funded by revenue sharing from the Gun Lake Casino.…
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Area firefighters battling blaze at Gun Lake residence
Firefighters from the Orangeville, Martin, Pine Lake, Thornapple, Hastings and Wayland fire departments and Wayland Area Emergency Services were battling a structure fire in the Gun Lake area Tuesday morning.…