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City crews begin removing streetside brush and debris
Wayland City Manager Josh Eggleston Monday night told the City Council he expects cleanup and removal of brush will take at least another week in the wake of the fierce…
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No CRT or Covid fireworks at Wayland school board
Despite recent contentious and lengthy meetings of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night' session was relatively brief, at about 60 minutes and it included few explosive comments from the…
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Allegan Area ESA launches strategic planning process
The Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA) is launching a new initiative to guide the district through a three-to-five-year year strategic plan. The purpose of this initiative is to…
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City officials tour marijuana facilities in Lowell, Ionia
Wayland City Council members and local officials spend the god part of a day last month touring and inspecting marijuana dispensaries and growing operations in Lowell and Ionia. Local officials…
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Wayland hires Hopkins AD, names assistant principal
Wayland Union Schools has hired Adam Valk as new athletic director at Wayland Union High School and Karri Bailey as the new Middle School/High School assistant principal, pending board approval.…
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Hopkins, Martin to vote on non-homestead millages
Two school ballot proposals, for Hopkins and Martin, will be included in special elections on Tuesday, Aug. 3. Both non-homestead proposals are for five-year renewals of taxes for commercial and…
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A fall brings Townbroadcast news to a crawl
by J.D. Gonzales The editor of the Townbroadcast, David T. Young, suffered a rather bad fall up north while helping out a family member. After a hospital visit, it…
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Martin activist named to Internet broadband group
Austin Marsman of Martin has been appointed to serve on the new Broadband Action Workgroup by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners. The workgroup was formed by the Allegan County…
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Dorr Township Board agrees to seek rescue funds
The Dorr Township Board Thursday night in a special meeting voted unanimously to authorize Supervisor Jeff Miling to apply for American Rescue Funds in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.…
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Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing rebounds slightly
The Gun Lake Tribe’s twice annual local revenue sharing payments have rebounded slightly from the lows of six months ago at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. The tribe this…