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

Community Notices

Allegan County COVID-19 death toll remains at 6

Whiles the celebrated "flattening the curve" has appeared to dominate Michigan statistics lately for the COVID-19 virus crisis, Allegan County has remained remarkably stable as well. As of Tuesday evening,…

Editor June 9, 2020

Community Notices

Former Wayland Schools’ employee investigated

Wayland Union Schools administrators have sent a letter home to parents and guardians of students acknowledging the Wayland Police Department is investigation a former employee of allegations of sexual harassment.…

Editor June 8, 2020

Community Notices

County Health Dept. downgrades COVID-19 threat

The Allegan County Emergency Operations Center has moved to a state of partial activation after being fully activated since March 21. The county’s EOC was fully activated to help with…

Editor June 4, 2020