Community Notices

WHS Theatriks to present ‘Excalibur’ March 1-3

Wayland High School Theater students will present the play Excalibur: The Story of Young King Arthur Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 1-3, at the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center. Excalibur! The grandeur…

Editor February 14, 2019

Community Notices

Leighton Twp. master plan open house will be Feb. 26

Leighton Township officials will be hosts for a special master plan open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Leighton Township Hall on 12th Street. A…

Editor February 13, 2019

Community Notices

Wayland Middle School student wins spelling bee

Eighth grade Wayland Union Middle School student Audra Trumbull has won the Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee and will advance to the Greater Grand Rapids Bee at the Gerald R.…

Editor February 13, 2019

Community Notices

School closings now at 9 of last 13 possible days

Well, here we go again. It's gotten so pervasive that some on Facebook are asserting that 2019 is the year children stopped going to school. Hopkins, Martin and Wayland schools…

Editor February 13, 2019

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Gun Lake Winterfest schedule Feb. 12-16 released

Editor February 11, 2019

Community Notices

School snow day makeup decisions still up in the air

The last week of January and the first week of February produced as many as seven days off school because of inclement weather and there are indications winter isn't through…

Editor February 11, 2019

Community Notices

Woman driver found guilty in crash killing 5-year-old

A 34-year-old Wayland woman was found guilty this week in Allegan County Circuit Court of attempted operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, causing death. Amber Lea Collige, 34, had pleaded…

Editor February 7, 2019

Community Notices

Local Food Truck success continues; volunteers sought

The Wayland Area Mobile Food Pantry (Food Truck) completed another successful year in 2018, providing fresh fruit and vegetables, along with other edible items to the local food insecure population.…

Editor February 7, 2019

Community Notices

Icy roads lead to a return of area school closings

Students in local school districts have spent more days at home than in the classrooms over the past couple of weeks. Icy road conditions again shut down schools and made…

Editor February 7, 2019

Community Notices

Martin Schools’ Hall of Fame inductees announced

Martin Public Schools held a ceremony on Friday, Feb. 1, to honor two new inductees into the Martin Hall of Fame. This year's inductees were Jim Pegg and Anita Rambadt.…

Editor February 5, 2019