Community Notices

Dorr 1 of only a few to offer a celebration this summer

Most community celebrations and festivals have been canceled by the threat of the Coronavirus, but the attitude for the Dorr Fourth of July is “The Show Must Go On.” The…

Editor June 30, 2020

Community Notices

Traffic crash kills GR man, 21, in Gun Lake area

Troopers from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police say a 21-year-olod Grand Rapids man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a traffic crash on Marsh Road near Gun Lake.…

Editor June 25, 2020

Community Notices

Dorr Twp. primary election forum will be Wednesday

A Dorr Township election forum will he held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at the Dorr Township Hall The purpose is to enable Dorr voters to ask questions about…

Editor June 23, 2020

Community Notices

Area school board elections also scheduled for Nov. 3

Besides elections for township, county, state and national offices, there will be contests for school board seats in the three area districts on Nov. 3. The seats will be for…

Editor June 19, 2020

Community Notices

Division paving project in Leighton begins Monday

The paving project in Leighton Township on 10th Street (Division) from 138th Street north to 142nd Avenue will begin Monday, June 22 and last about three weeks. The road is…

Editor June 17, 2020

Community Notices

Write It Right: School board president DID vote for supt.

The editor of this publication owes a sincere apology to Wayland Board of Education President Cinnamon Mellema for incorrectly saying in an editorial she declined to cast a vote for…

Editor June 15, 2020

Community Notices

Wayland School Board meetings moved to FAC

The Wayland Union Board of Education will hold its June 15, June 22 and July 13 meetings at the high school Fine Arts Center. This is a change from previously…

Editor June 11, 2020

Community Notices

Cold murder case suspect to spend rest of life in prison

Dennis Lee Bowman, 71, of Hamilton has pleaded guilty to murdering a woman in Virginia in 1980 in one of two cold cases now solved. Bowman was arrested last year…

Editor June 11, 2020

Community Notices

Sarai Yanes to give WHS graduation address

Sarai Yanes was voted by her fellow honor students of the Wayland High School Class of 2020 to give this year's commencement ceremony address. A traditional graduation ceremony is planned…

Editor June 10, 2020

Community Notices

Quick storm results in property damage locally

A quick, but powerful storm passed through this area Tuesday afternoon, dropping the temperature by 20 degrees, producing rain and causing property damage. Officials at the Hastings Area Fire Department…

Editor June 9, 2020