Articles

City approves child care, cannabis business requests

January 17, 2023

Special use permits for a day care business and the fifth retail cannabis outlet in the city were approved Tuesday night by the Wayland City Council. Both requests were recommended by the Planning Commission two weeks ago. The Woods submitted the special use permit request for a stand-alone building next...

Articles

County signs broadband Internet agreement

January 13, 2023

The Allegan County Board of Commissioners and 123.net of Southfield signed an agreement Thursday that will provide wired broadband infrastructure and service to 12,000 unserved addresses that do not have access to download speeds of over 100mb. The final agreement was negotiated quickly after the Allegan County Board of Commissioners...

Leighton purchase of old Moline school not done yet

January 12, 2023

The purchase of the former Moline Elementary school and property by Leighton Township isn’t really completed yet because there still is some cleanup to be done on the site. The Township Board intends to have the building and property cleaned up and is holding up the escrow fund for seller...

Denise Dykstra elevated to Martin Twp. Clerk’s post

January 11, 2023

Denise Dykstra COVER PHOTO: Denise Dykstra (right) is administered the oath of office Jan. 3 as clerk by Martin Township Supervisor Glenn Leep while Treasurer Sue Tiemeyer looks on. The appointment of Denise Dykstra to the post of Martin Township Clerk surprised virtually nobody. Dykstra, who actually won her appointment...

Articles

Fifth cannabis store may be coming soon to Wayland

January 10, 2023

The Wayland Best Western Hotel will get a new neighbor if the latest cannabis store is approved. A fifth retail cannabis business in the City of Wayland earned a recommendation Tuesday evening from the City Planning Commission, which also gave its blessing to a child care business in the Wildflower...

Articles

Rodney Pillars resigns seat on Martin School Board

January 10, 2023

Rodney Pillars Melanie Conley Though elected to a four-year term only two months prior, Martin Board of Education member Rodney Pillars Monday evening resigned his seat, effectively immediately. Pillars was one of six new members elected to the board in the November general election. Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer Samantha...

Railside, Dorr Pharmacy businesses have been sold

January 10, 2023

The plaza on the south side of 142nd Avenue housing Dorr Pharmacy. Rumors and news have been swirling around three local businesses this week. Actual news is that Railside Auto Service on Railroad Street in Wayland has been sold, as has Dorr Pharmacy to the Walgreens retail giant. Scott Schneider...

School board officially seeks bond vote May 2

January 9, 2023

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening officially applied to the Michigan Secretary of State to place a bond issue on the special election ballot May 2. This time the request will be for $49.7 million, a slight increase over the $48.5 million proposal that was turned down in the...

Storey is board chair; Cain elected to road commission

January 6, 2023

Rick Cain The Allegan County Board of Commissioners elected Commissioner Jim Storey of Holland its chairperson and Commissioner Dean Kapenga of Hamilton vice chair at its reorganizational meeting Thursday. The new five commissioners were sworn into office by Chief Circuit Court Judge Roberts Kengis. The new board has two fewer...

Articles

Watson Twp. again seeking zoning enforcement officer

January 5, 2023

Watson Township is seeking its third zoning enforcement officer in a little more than a year after the resignation of Evan Stuart. Stuart, who was hired for the part-time post to supplement his duties as a road patrol deputy last summer, summer, succeeding Marnie Mills, a retired Kent County Sheriff’s...

Category: Articles