Category: Community Notices

Gubernatorial candidates featured in ‘Women Rising Up’ event

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Bill Cobbs was one of the Democratic Party gubernatorial candidates who spoke Saturday during the "Women Rising Up" event at Mahan Park on Brady Street in Allegan. Cobbs has generated a lot of interest from two Wayland citizens, Wayland High School senior Jon Seymour (right) and retired teacher Jeff Salisbury,...
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Missing children in Watson Township found safe in search

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Authorities who were conducting a search for two missing children Saturday evening in Watson Township found both of them safe about an hour into their quest. The children were reported missing at about 8 p.m. Saturday in Watson Township near 120th Avenue and 20th Street. Specialized multiple crews, including those...
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‘Almost Maine’ starts Friday at the Fine Arts Center

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DEQ hearing set on Gun Lake boat slips increase proposal

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Lucas Spoor's proposed 58-boat slip marina at 11925 Marsh Road on Gun Lake is getting opposition from people who live in the area. “Many in the community feel that the road is not fit for the additional traffic the marina will bring in,” said neighbor Brianna Fair. “Community members feel...
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WHS concert band earns Division I rating at state level

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The Wayland High School concert band received a Division I rating in the regional competition last month, which allowed them to play at the State MSBOA Festival this past week in Otsego. They came away with a Division I rating. Mrs. Kelli Smith is the director of the band. (Photo...
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‘Rising Up’ celebration features gubernatorial hopefuls

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Women Rising Up and SW Michigan Rising Up are sponsoring a "Rising Up" celebration, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Mahan Park on Brady Street in Allegan. The event will feature Democratic candidates for governor in the 2018 election. The celebration's intent is to bring women...
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Apologies: The traffic crash that was, but wasn’t

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Gentle readers: The editor-proprietor of this on-line rag hereby apologies for publishing fake news — well sort of fake news. Townbroadcast published a story about a 22-year-old woman from the Martin area who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on M-222 near 19th Street in Watson Township. The problem was...
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School bond proposals info review slated for Tuesday

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The community is invited to attend an infor-mational meeting to review Bond Proposals 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at Wayland Middle School in the media center. Learn more about each proposal and have questions answered. The election will be Tuesday, May  2. The polls will be...
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Four-way stop installed at 26th and 142nd in Dorr Twp.

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The Allegan County Road Commission has installed a four-way stop at the corner of 26th Street and 142nd Avenue on the west edge of Dorr Township. The road used to have stop signs north and south on 26th Street.
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Christian Neighbors embezzlement case may be resolved

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A 49-year-old Wayland man will appear in court in Allegan Monday to face charges of embezzlement. Dale Whittredge, a 1986 graduate of Wayland High School, is expected to be offered a plea agreement in connection with charges he embezzled more than $20,000 during his tenure as treasurer of Wayland Christian...
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