Community Notices

Suspected thief at Wayland hardware store sought

September 25, 2020

The Wayland City Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying and apprehending this man who is suspected of committing larceny at the Wayland Do-It-Best Hardware on Reno Drive. Anyone who knows who this subject is is asked to call of message the police department or call Silent...

Wayland Schools buys 3 more fuel efficient buses

September 24, 2020

Wayland Union Schools has added three new more fuel efficient buses to try to improve air quality. The district last year applied for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) VW State Mitigation 2020 grant and was awarded $68,833.25 toward the purchase of three new International diesel...

Rachel Cimek now Baker Elementary interim principal

September 23, 2020

Celeste Diehm Rachel Cimek Rachel Cimek, who was appointed assistant principal at Dorr Elementary last winter, now is serving as interim principal at Baker Elementary in Wayland. Cimek succeeds Celeste Diehm, who resigned her post in August after serving for more than 18 years. A former fifth-grade teacher at Hopkins...

‘Wildcat Wednesday’ faces challenge by Internet snafu

September 23, 2020

Wayland Union Schools today (Wednesday) faced challenges on the one day students all are supposed to get their learning one line — The Internet was down. Under the district's hybrid system, one group of students attends face-to-face instruction on Mondays and Thursdays and the other group shows up Tuesdays and...

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Traffic crash near Martin kills motorcyclist, 26

September 23, 2020

A 26-year-old motorcyclist from Grandville was killed Tuesday evening in a traffic crash on the U.S.-131 expressway beteen the Martin. and Shelbyville exits. Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies said they were working a crash with minor injuries on US131 NB between the 56 and 57 mile markers in Martin Township and...

Bell’s Colonial Kitchen this week reopening in Dorr

September 22, 2020

The Colonial Kitchen in downtown Dorr is having a grand reopening celebration this week under the new name of Bell's Colonial Kitchen. This Friday Sept. 25, there will be folk, country, gospel and bluegrass music provided Luke Lenhart and Friends from 5 to 7 p.m. with Dale Thomas, Tommy Davis...

Aerial spraying planned for Dorr Twp. Monday night

September 21, 2020

Aerial spraying in Dorr Township is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 21, in the wake of reports Friday of a deceased deer with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). There have been 31 cases of EEE in animals reported across Michigan, with one confirmed deer in Dorr Township. Additional animal cases are currently...

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Second Martin schools Covid-19 case reported

September 18, 2020

A second person at Martin Schools has been diagnosed as having the Coronavirus, according to announcement made this afternoon by High School/Middle School Principal Brad Coon. The Allegan County Health Department has confirmed that a ninth-grader has been sent home and is confined to isolation. Supt. Brooke Ballee-Stone announced earlier...

Deer found in Dorr Twp. tests positive for EEE

September 18, 2020

Henry Reinart, veterinarian at Pickle Street Veterinary Services in Monterey Township, posted on Facebook this afternoon, "I just received word from the Allegan County Health Department that there was a deer in Dorr Township that was found with EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis). There will be more information coming from the...

Free student meals still available at Wayland schools

September 18, 2020

All parents of students in the Wayland school district are reminded to complete the meal order form each week in order to receive meals for virtual learning days. School officials have indicated that they believe healthy meals are an important part of a student's academic success. Therefore, meals will be made...

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