Community Notices

Plan Commission schedules Reno Drive zoning hearing

The Wayland City Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, on some zoning change recommendations along Reno Drive on the south and west end…

Editor March 14, 2017

Community Notices

Wayland inventor to launch product, ‘Virgil’s Blends’

Virgil Gleason, a member of the Wayland Planning Commission and former co-owner of the Vibrant Grains Bakery and Restaurant, plans to launch his new invention, “Virgil’s Blends,” this June. “I…

Editor March 14, 2017

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Hopkins 8th-grader is state runner-up in speaking contest

Bailey Couch, daughter of Hopkins FFA advisor and agriculture instructor Jessica Couch, earned the second place trophy Friday in the Michigan FFA State Convention in East Lansing. An eighth-grader at…

Editor March 11, 2017

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Motorist to be sentenced for another high-speed chase

A motorist with a history of leading police on high-speed chases will face sentencing May 1 in Allegan County Circuit Court for his latest arrest last May 28 in Watson…

Editor March 11, 2017

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Fire destroys Hopkins Twp. house Thursday night

Hopkins, Wayland and Martin Fire Departments Thursday evening were summoned to a house fire in Hopkins Township. The house was located in the 1600 block of 126th Avenue just past…

Editor March 10, 2017

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Dinner theater murder mystery planned for March 17

The dinner theater murder mystery "Best Laid Plans" will be offered at 5:45 p.m. Friday, March 17, at the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center. The production will be performed…

Editor March 10, 2017

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Symphony Strings captures Division I rating at festival

The Wayland High School Symphony Strings and Emerging Strings orchestras attended the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association District 10 Festival last week and dearned high performance ratings. Symphony Strings…

Editor March 10, 2017

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WHS students earn college credits before graduating

Wayland High School senior Max Antel will start his college career ahead of most of his peers, thanks to partnerships with Wayland Union High School, Davenport University and Grand Rapids…

Editor March 9, 2017

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‘Spring Fling’ dinner and music March 25 in Hopkins

The Hopkins band program will have its annual "Spring Fling" dinner and show Saturday evening, March 25 at the middle school cafetorium. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and the three-course…

Editor March 9, 2017

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Old Blanco Furniture buildings: Before and after

The site of the former Blanco Furniture store at the corner of 10th Street and 124th Avenue in Shelbyville finally witnessed the razing of the eyesore buildings. The furniture store,…

Editor March 8, 2017