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Gravel mining issue may be brewing in Wayland Twp.

June 2, 2021

There may a large crowd in attendance at the next Wayland Township Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 7. A group of township residents are opposing a gravel mining operation startup on Fifth Street between 135th Avenue and Gregorville Road. A Facebook group insists developer Nate Knight does not...

Top scholars announced for Wayland’s Class of 2021

May 29, 2021

The top scholars for the Wayland High School Class of 2021 have been announced. Earning Summa Cum Laude (4.0+grade point averages) were: Cassidy Martens of Wayland is the daughter of Marty and Diane Martens. Activities and awards: Key Club (president), Eco Club (founder and president), SADD (vice president), WHS students...

All local schools plan to be in-person for 2021-22 year

May 28, 2021

Wayland, Hopkins and Martin school officials are all planning to return in-person for the 2021-22 academic year. Superintendents Dr. Christina Hinds at Wayland, Gary Wood at Hopkins and Brooke Ballee-Stone all have indicated that unless a crisis erupts over the summer, in-person classroom sessions will resume. This, in the wake...

Direct deposit suggestion isn’t routine in Dorr Twp.

May 27, 2021

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night voted 4-3 to permit direct deposit of employee paychecks into United Bank, but the discussion of the proposal was not routine. Township Clerk Debbie Sewers announced she opposed the change from manually creating and issuing the checks and putting them in a designated place...

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Dorr Plan Commission to do vision meeting July 20

May 18, 2021

Nathan Mehmed After a delay of more than a year because of Covid-19, the Dorr Township Planning Commission finally will have its visioning meeting for a proposed new master plan on July 20. Nathan Mehmed, representing Williams & Works, said public input could be aggressively sought from residents about what...

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Hopkins schools happy so far with battle vs. Covid

May 17, 2021

As the academic year draws to a close, Hopkins Public Schools officials can say they have fared better than most in the persistent war against the Coronavirus. Hopkins ditched the hybrid instructional model in early March and has been able to offer in-person classes for four days a week and...

Survey says city folks want non-motor trail, dog park

May 17, 2021

Katie Beemer, an intern with the City of Wayland from Grand Valley State University, was given high praise for her work here over the past nine months, and she dominated the council meeting Monday night with a lengthy recreation plan presentation. Beemer, who is leaving later this month, launched a...

Leighton Twp. hears more about infrastructure woes

May 13, 2021

The Leighton Township Board was told about three very needy road projects Thursday evening, but it’s the same old problem on fixing them — money. Supervisor Steve Wolbrink mentioned the sorry state of the bridge over 140th Avenue, Hooker Cemetery needing a paving job and the terrible condition of the...

Martin Twp. unhappy with FEMA flood plain decision

May 13, 2021

Martin Township Supervisor Glenn Leep is not happy at all with the recent flood plain determination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He told his Martin Township Board colleagues Wednesday evening that he received FEMA’s inclusion of all jurisdictions in Allegan County. “It’s not fair to everybody,” he said. “They...

Plan Commission gives OK to housing, storage plans

May 11, 2021

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended rezoning for a proposed residential development on 133rd Avenue and approved a site plan for a second storage unit business on Reno Drive. The commission held a public hearing on rezoning two parcels along 133rd from agricultural to residential, from R-A to...

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