A resident of the city of Wayland has reported that her home was burglarized Saturday morning. She posted on Facebook, “Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. this morning, someone stole my son and daughter-in-law’s 2014 silver Ford Escape, a bunch of Ryobi tools and my bright green Trek bicycle! If anyone saw anything between those […]
The Leighton Township Fire Department will have a special open house from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Green Lake station. The occasion will be held to honore Roger Miedema for his 60 continuous years of service to the local fire department.
The three winners this year for Outstanding People for Education designation from Hopkins Public Schools are (from left) Amy Pitsch, elementary teacher; Katie Jager, Director of Finance & Operations, and Tim Dommenick, high school teacher.
The latest Martin schools’ members of the Outstanding People for Education in partnership with the Allegan Area Educational Services Agency have been announced.. The ceremony was held May 15 at Plainwell High School. The Martin selections are (from left) Rob Robrahn (Elementary/MS teacher), Melissa Anderson (Elementary teacher), and Art Shook (former school board president and
The Allegan County Road Commission is paving 142nd Avenue in Dorr west from 18th Street to the park west of Dorr. Crews are tearing the road up and repaving. The traffic is down to one lane and the waiting is about 15 minutes. A poster on Facebook said, “If you’re headed to work, I would
Wayland City manager Joshua Eggleston is one of four finalists for the city manager’s job at at Saugatuck. After the controversial departure of City Manager Ryan Heise, Mayor Lauren Stanton said Saugatuck has narrowed down its search for a replacement to four candidates. •The final four include: • Eggleston, city manager of Wayland for six
Mi Guadalajara, Wayland’s newest Mexican restaurant, is changing its name, but not its ownership or operation. The owners, part of the Bernal family’s chain of Mexican restaurants, has changed its name in order to obtain a liquor license from the State of Michigan. The new name is Don Pocho. Owners announced on Facebook, “We are
Wayland High School’s representatives on the O-K Conference Scholar Athletes program have earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher, participated in at least four athletic seasons, and received at least one varsity letter. (Front row, from left) Dawson Wolowicz, Austin Graham, MeKenton Wilson, Brady Cassini, Austin Bouma, Colbey Jones, Lucas Varnagatas, Ty Langley, Chase
COVER PHOTO: Summa Cum Laude (4.0+ GPA) (Back row, from left) Corin VanDenBrink, Ava Makowski, Jade Barghahn, Kayla Shook, Ty Langley, Olivia Stein, Isabel Cross (middle row): Maddy Watson, Mia Janz, Alexi Wallace, Elizabeth Hoevenaar, Bailee Merren, Lorelai Jousma, Brady Cassini, Elliot Antel, (front row): Owen Fulk, Annika Mohon, Daniel Keena, Taylor Wolf and Peyton
Wayland seventh and eighth grade choir members sang Tuesday at Michigan Schools Vocal Music Association State Festival at Jack Miller Auditorium, Hope College. Though they only went for a workshop and were not rated, they qualified to go by receiving a “1” for their performance at MSVMA Regional Festival, and a perfect score in sight
