Community Notices

Five candidates seek 3 open seats on City Council

Five candidates have filed the necessary paper work to run for three open seats on the Wayland City Council in the Nov. 5 general election. The five include three incumbents,…

Editor July 28, 2024

Community Notices

Craig James to talk about crazy weather Aug. 1 at Yankee Springs

Retired WOOD-TV and WZZM-TV meteorologist Craig James will be special guest speaker at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Chief Noonday Car Park, Yankee Springs. James, who retired from being…

Editor July 27, 2024

Community Notices

Three Martin women join world horse riding competition

Three women from Martin are among the Michigan National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) world qualifiers, representing this state in the NBHA Youth & Teen World Championships July 21-27 in Perry,…

Editor July 26, 2024

Community Notices

Main Street program seeks public input in survey

Wayland Main Street, in conjunction with Michigan Main Street, is seeking the pulse of Downtown Wayland with a quick survey. City officials say it should take less than ten minutes…

Editor July 26, 2024

Community Notices

Hopkins, Salem fire depts. quickly handle campground blaze

There was a fire at the East Lake campground at about 1 p.m. Thursday and the maintenance barn burned down. The Hopkins Fire Department and Salem Fire Department combine efforts…

Editor July 18, 2024

Community Notices

Severe Weather Season – Being Prepared

Allegan County Emergency Management (ACEM) urges residents to stay informed and prepared by: Monitoring local news and weather updates. Having multiple communication channels, such as NOAA Weather Radio and mobile…

Editor July 13, 2024

Community Notices

McDuff’s earns $21,000 small business grant from MEDC

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has announced that McDuff’s Bar & Grille in Wayland, has been awarded a $21,670 small business grant. The funding as part of the state’s…

Editor July 9, 2024

Community Notices

Martin to celebrate Hometown Days Saturday, July 13

The community of Martin will celebrate its fourth annual Hometown Day Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. in the heart of the village. A car show at the Clippers Cafe parking…

Editor July 9, 2024

Community Notices

Classes, ‘Meet Up Eat Up’ start up for summer

Wayland Union Schools' summer programs got under way Tuesday, as some students began summer classes and many others showed up at Steeby Elementary to take part in the "Meet Up…

Editor July 9, 2024

Community Notices

Part of 100th Street will be closed to traffic

100th Street in southern Kent County and close to northern Allegan County will be closed to through traffic and inaccessible from Patterson Avenue to Kraft Avenue starting Monday and ending…

Editor July 5, 2024