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

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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

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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

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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

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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