Community Notices

Plainwell man and sister victims of attack by pit bull

September 20, 2018

A 56-year-old Plainwell man and his 49-year-old sister are trying to recover from attacks by their 7-year-old pit bull. Troopers from the Wayland Post were summoned Saturday morning,. Sept. 15, to a residence in Gun Plain Township after a woman reported a dog had attacked her and was currently attacking...

Male, female apprehended in Monterey Twp. break-in

September 17, 2018

Allegan County Sheriff's deputies apprehended a man and a woman Sunday evening in connection with an attempted breaking and entering of a Monterey Township home with many guns inside. Authorities said they arrived at a breaking and entering in progress at a home on 28th Street north of 134th Avenue in Monterey...

Plainwell man killed in Yankee Springs motorcycle crash

September 16, 2018

Dennie Corbin, 70, of Plainwell was killed Saturday morning when his motorcycle crashed in Yankee Springs Township. Barry County sheriff's deputies said Corbin was riding about 11:35 a.m. M-179 near Briggs Road east of Wayland when the crash occurred. Authorities indicated Corbin, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from...

Dorr Twp. recycling recount confirms narrow approval

September 13, 2018

A recount Wednesday in Allegan of the Aug. 7 Dorr Township primary election on a proposal for curbside recycling confirmed the original verdict. Township Clerk Debbie Sewers said Precinct Nos. 2 and 3 showed exactly the same results and there was only one vote difference for Precinct No. 1 because...

Hopkins 2nd-grader wins in FFA cabbage challenge

September 5, 2018

Garrett Lail won the Bonnie Plants Cabbage Challenge for second-graders at Hopkins Elementary. The students were given a giant-variety cabbage plant to grow at home this summer as part of this program. The Hopkins FFA organized the challenge and provided a $25 gift card to Craig's Cruisers for the local...

Wayland 1 of only 3 Mich. cities to win facade grant

September 4, 2018

Ingrid Miller The Wayland Main Street/DDA was selected last Tuesday for the pilot round of the State’s Façade Restoration Initiative, one of three Michigan communities selected to receive state funding through the new program. The Michigan Strategic Fund approved $800,000 in grants for local façade improvement projects in three Michigan communities...

Tornado warnings caused by area menacing clouds

September 1, 2018

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for southern Barry County and Calhoun County after clouds like these were moving from northwest to southeast Saturday evening. Menacing clouds were forming above the Kalamazoo Speedway and moved through the Martin area into southwest Barry County. Though there was plenty of...

Mary Jane Merren retires after 9 years on Foundation

August 29, 2018

Mary Jane Merren was honored Tuesday night for her nine years of service to the Wayland Education Foundation. Merren, a 1967 graduate of Wayland High School, is retiring and Tuesday night was her last meeting! A spokesperso0n said, "The Education Foundation appreciates all of Mary Jane's hard work and dedication...

18th Street north from Dorr now open to 2-way traffic

August 29, 2018

18th Street north from 142nd Avenue to the Kent County line in Dorr Township now is open to traffic, according to officials with the Allegan County Road Commission. The construction project has taken place over the spring and summer this year, causing detours and rerouting of traffic. The former two-lane...

Martin unveils historic school solar project panels

August 28, 2018

Martin alum and activist Austin Marsman (center) speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony More than 600 solar panels installed on the roof at Martin Public Schools began producing energy on Wednesday, Aug. 15, and local officials officially had a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday. The Martin Board of Education in July...

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