Community Notices

Wayland schools getting ready for new academic year

August 7, 2018

It may be the August dog days of summer, but workers at Wayland Union schools are spending a great deal of time preparing for the upcoming academic year with some physical improvements. In back of the high school, machines are moving dirt to prepare for the new dozen tennis courts...

Oops! They did it again! 100th Street bridge struck

August 6, 2018

"The more things change, the more they stay the same." It's been about three months since the infamous 100th Street overpass has been hit, but the deed was done again Monday by a passing manufactured home. Many of us have lost count as to how many times the bridge has...

Martin grad earns certificate from Homeland Security

August 1, 2018

Hunter Gilson (right) has received his certificate of graduation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a maritime specialist for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Martin High School graduate is pictured at the recent ceremony with his mother, Diane Haluch-Gilson, and his sister, Mackenzie. He now lives in Philadelphia.

Three-way stop returns to U.S.-131 overpass at Dorr exit

July 30, 2018

The stop sign that used to be at the overpass on U.S.-131 at the Dorr exit has returned after a brief, but controversial hiatus. Many motorists have complained that they cannot see oncoming traffic on 142nd Avenue because of a hill, so now it's a three-way stop. It was taken...

Dorr man, 89, killed in traffic crash in Byron Township

July 25, 2018

William Hall, 89, of Dorr, was killed in a traffic crash Monday afternoon in Byron Township. Kent County Sheriff’s authorities said Hall was driving southbound on Clyde Park Avenue just before 4 p.m. when he failed to yield the right of way to a pickup truck coming from the west...

Sandy Scheib, Dorothy DeWeerd Citizens of the Year

July 22, 2018

This year's Citizens of the Year award was presented during the Main Street Sesquicentennial celebration Saturday downtown to Sandy Scheib (left) and Dorothy DeWeerd. Both are retired widows who continue to serve the community, Sandy with the monthly Food Truck and Dorothy with Christian Neighbors. In days gone by, Sandy...

New sign graces front of Wayland Family Dentistry

July 19, 2018

Wayland Family Dentistry sign before. Just in time for Wayland's Sesquicentennial celebration this weekend downtown, the new sign in front of of Wayland Family Dentistry at 404 W. Superior has been erected to improve the view on the busy street. Wayland City officials had gotten a bit impatient with owners...

Shelbyville man, 38, killed in traffic accident on I-96

July 19, 2018

A 38-year-old Shelbyville man has been identified by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office as the victim of a fatal traffic accident in Eagle Township. Nicholas Delaney of Shelbyville, formerly of Sunfield, died after his vehicle rear-ended a box truck in a construction zone on I-96 near Grange Road. The accident...

Community Notices

Child car seat checks offered in Main Street festival

July 15, 2018

The Wayland City Police Department, Allegan County Sheriff’s Department and Michigan State Police will conduct a seat check event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 20, at the Wayland City Fire Department, 160 W. Superior St., during the Wayland Main Street Celebration. Appointments are recommended but drop-ins are...

Many millage requests will grace Aug. 7 primary ballot

July 13, 2018

Many millage proposals will grace the Tuesday, Aug. 7, primary election ballot for area townships and Allegan County. Leighton has perhaps the most questions to be decided with five. There will be three county-wide proposals for voters to decide. The following is a rundown of the proposals: Allegan County 911...

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