Community Notices

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

Wayland Union Schools has added two new 77 passenger buses to the district's fleet this year, using funds from the Gun Lake Casino agreement. The buses are equipped with undercarriage…