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

Community Notices

Holland woman who drowned in Selkirk Lake identified

A woman drowned in Selkirk Lake Saturday night while swimming with another woman near a residence on the lake. Allegan County Sheriff's authorities arrived at the just after 11 p.m. at…

Editor August 20, 2017

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Sheriff praises life-saving efforts in fatal traffic crash

Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker publicly lauded several local public safety officers for their roles in helping to save one life the the fatal wrong-way traffic accident last weekend on…

Editor August 17, 2017

Community Notices

Retirement leaves opening on Martin School Board

By Austin Marsman Martin Board of Education Trustee Sarah Brenner has decided to retire after eight years of service. Last elected in November 2014, her term was set to end on…

Editor August 17, 2017

Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe electronic recycling event offered Aug. 24

The Gun Lake Tribe has announced the date of its next electronics recycling event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday Aug. 24, at the Tribe’s Government Campus headquarters near…

Editor August 17, 2017

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Wayland Union schools add 2 new buses to fleet

The Wayland Union school district added two new 77-passenger buses to its fleet using funds from Gun Lake Casino. The buses are equipped with undercarriage storage compartments to hold large…

Editor August 16, 2017

Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe gifts Hopkins schools for technology

The Gun Lake Tribe Wednesday morning presented Hopkins Public Schools with a check for more than $93,000 to purchase 10 iPads for every kindergarten, first and second grade classroom as well as…

Editor August 16, 2017