Community Notices

Wayland Union Schools wins early literacy grant

The Wayland Union School District has been awarded $5,606.28 for the Acceptable Assessment Tools for Early Literacy Educators grant from the Michigan Department of Education. The funds will be used…

Editor December 3, 2017

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Info sought on theft of mobile home in Wayland Twp.

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wayland Post are investigating the larceny of a mobile home between Nov. 24 and Nov. 27 from 428 Tyler Road, Wayland Township. The home is…

Editor December 3, 2017

Community Notices

Virus closes school Friday at Sycamore Elementary

School will be be closed all day Friday, Dec. 1, at Sycamore Elementary on 142nd Avenue west of Dorr because of a severe outbreak of what is suspected to be…

Editor November 30, 2017

Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe local revenue sharing eclipses $2 million

The Gun Lake Tribe today announced that fall revenue sharing payments to local municipalities totaled $2,117,954, an increase of 24 percent over last spring. The State of Michigan received $4,731,126…

Editor November 30, 2017

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Martin’s Christmas parade will be Friday evening

Editor November 30, 2017

Community Notices

Steeby chosen as National Title I Distinguished School

Steeby Elementary in Wayland has been selected as one of only two National Title I Distinguished Schools for Michigan. The program is a project of the National Title I Association.…

Editor November 28, 2017

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Hopkins schools earn 3rd financial grant this year

Hopkins Public Schools has announced it has received its third financial award this year, the most recent $4,229.88 from the Michigan Department of Education for the Acceptable Assessment Tools for…

Editor November 28, 2017

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Hopkins Fire Department extingishes vehicle blaze

The Hopkins Fire Department was dispatched with mutual aid from Wayland Fire Department for an explosion with possible structure fire in Hopkins Township. Upon arrival, it was found to be…

Editor November 27, 2017

Community Notices

Red Wagon to succeed Peereboom’s nursery business

The former Peereboom's Nursery and Greenhouse has been closed now for more than a year, but its successor, the Red Wagon Garden Center and Greenhouse, plans to open Monday, Dec.…

Editor November 26, 2017

Community Notices

‘Jingle Jam’ Christmas concert is Nov. 25 at United Church

The public is invited to enjoy the second annual “Jingle Jam” concert performed by local and regional musicians from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at the United Church of Wayland,…

Editor November 14, 2017