Community Notices

City of Wayland selects PCI for planning consultant

May 18, 2016

The Wayland City Council was unanimous in selecting Professional Code Inspections (PCI) of Dorr Monday as new planning consultant. Kirk Scharphorn Jr. will be the planner working with the city and at Planning Commission meetings. “We're excited to add planning to the variety of services provided to the City of...

Community Notices

Shelbyville man struck on U.S.-131, taken to hospital

May 18, 2016

A 61-year-old Shelbyville man was struck by a vehicle on northbound US-131 near the 64 mile marker, Wayland, Wednesday when he was attempting to drag a large object, believed to be a television or monitor, out of the road. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wayland Post reported the pedestrian...

Leighton Twp. man to run for state rep. as a Democrat

May 17, 2016

There will be a familiar face in the race for 72nd District State Representative, familiar, at least in Leighton Township. Steve Shoemaker, a 43-year resident of this area, is running in the Democratic primary in August against Dick Cunningham of Kentwood. The 72nd District includes Dorr, Wayland and Leighton townships...

Top 11 WHS Class of ’16 academic students announced

May 17, 2016

Wayland Union High School has announce the top academic graduates from the Class of 2016. All 11 of the students received a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 or higher: (back row, from left) Casey Bellgraph, Taaron Foote. (middle row) Caitlyn Bronson, Riley Shepherd, Briana Cronk, Mickala Kohtz, Rebecca Barnhard,...

Gun Lake hears its first ‘Sounding of the Siren’

May 17, 2016

The Gun Lake Protective Association along with the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Tribe) and several local townships Tuesday morning celebrated the “Sounding of the Siren.” This was the first time residents and businesses on and around Gun Lake heard a tornado siren that will signal severe...

Summer free lunch series is back and bigger than ever

May 16, 2016

Wayland Union Schools will start its second Summer Fun Days celebration series Monday, June 13, ending the weekday program Aug. 27, featuring free lunches for area kids under 18 years of age. The program was such a big success that it returns this summer and even has just about doubled...

Martin High School students win state woodworking title

May 16, 2016

Martin High School students Andrew Dykstra and Faith Guritz were regional and state champions in woodworking recently. Both entered woodworking projects in the MITES (Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society) competitions and were all-around winners. Their work shined above hundreds of other projects. Andrew was awarded first in the 10th...

WHS Baccalaureate service planned for Saturday

May 16, 2016

As the academic year comes to a close, the Wayland Union school district has a variety of events and responsibilities to handle. Supt. Norm Taylor noted that public schools’ no longer are in the business of dealing with Baccalaureate ceremonies, area churches are organizing the service for 5 p.m. Saturday,...

Leighton Fire Chief Tony Banas actively seeking full-time job

May 12, 2016

Leighton Township Fire Chief Tony Banas told the Township Board Thursday evening that he is actively seeking a full-time job elsewhere. Banas, who has been chief at Leighton for the past four years, said he really would like to be involved in firefighting full time. Though he is chief, it's...

Dollar General store construction in Martin continues

May 12, 2016

Work is progressing on the new Dollar General store at the southeast corner of the downtown intersection in the Village of Martin. The store is replacing the old Boysen's Market, which was closed as a food market under a different name more than a decade ago. The site had sat...

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