Community Notices

SUV-semi traffic crash closes freeway south of Martin

A traffic crash involving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and semi-truck has forced the closure of a stretch of the southbound lanes of the U.S.-131 expressway south of the Martin…

Editor September 1, 2017

Community Notices

Three public forums slated on Wayland school bond vote

Three public forums on the Nov. 7 Wayland Union schools’ scaled-back $19.25 million bond proposal will be held next month at three different locations. The first is planned for 6…

Editor September 1, 2017

Community Notices

Sheriff urges motorists to use seat belts, avoid alcohol

Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker urges drivers to be smart: Buckle Up and Do Not Drive Impaired. "Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends on the road," he…

Editor September 1, 2017

Community Notices

New faculty, staff members welcomed to Martin schools

by Austin Marsman As Martin students go back to school, there will be some new faces on staff. Recently, the Ship to Shore, (a district publication) introduced five new additions…

Editor August 30, 2017

Community Notices

Driver in Wayland Twp. fatal crash makes plea agreement

A North Carolina woman will spend up to a year in the county jail in connection with a traffic crash that killed her 15-year-old passenger last March. In a plea…

Editor August 29, 2017

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Hastings motorcyclist killed in traffic crash near Gun Lake

A 39-year-old Hastings man was killed in a motorcycle crash was killed Sunday afternoon north of Gun Lake. Troopers from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police said Shane…

Editor August 27, 2017

Community Notices

Martin Fire Dept., Consumers handling downed power line

The Martin Township Fire Department and Consumers Energy were on scene at Martin High School Wednesday morning because of a downed power line. There were reports that construction equipment caused the…

Editor August 23, 2017

Community Notices

Wayland City Manager Tim McLean’s last day is Friday

Wayland City Manager Tim McLean is leaving his post at the end of this week and he's getting married Sept. 8. The two events are connected. McLean, who has served…

Editor August 21, 2017

Community Notices

Local photography buff captures solar eclipse in Idaho

A lot of people donned those crazy glasses to get a gander at the first solar eclipse since 1979 Monday afternoon. One observer was photographer Hope Thurston Carter of Shelbyville,…

Editor August 21, 2017

Community Notices

WHS grad, fiance` seriously injured in traffic crash

Wayland High School graduate Jaime Laisure has been released from a Kalamazoo hospital after she and her fiancé, Paul Miller, also a WHS grad, suffered injuries in a serious traffic…

Editor August 20, 2017