Community Notices

Lilly seems to be getting better in New York experiment

April 15, 2016

This is an unusual photo of 10-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr, who is in New York to receive an experimental treatment for a virus she contracted earlier this year after undergoing a bone marrow transplant last November at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids. Her mother reported today...

WHS Science Olympiad students receive awards

April 15, 2016

Wayland High School competed in the Science Olympiad Region 10 contest Feb. 27 at Western Michigan University and recently received their awards. The 11 students who competed were Lynnsey Hooker, Lexi Walters, Sean McCarty, Hope Reurink, Jarod Geerlings, Anna Kidwell, Toni Lohroff, Samantha Dzierzyc, Kirsten Nelson, Matt Gauthier, and Landon...

Hopkins Middle School to present ’13 The Musical’ April 28-30

April 13, 2016

“13 The Musical” will be performed on stage at Hopkins Middle School Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 28, 29 and 30. The plot: “Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents’ divorce. Surrounded by an...

Kinsley Zondervan released from hospital after 2 surgeries

April 12, 2016

The roller coaster ride that has characterized so much the life of seven-month-old Kinsley Zondervan, daughter of Steeby Elementary teacher Kristiana and Wayland Board of Education member Pete Zondervan, has taken a quick and welcome swing upward. Kinsley, who only a week ago seemed to be clinging to life after...

Hilliards Corner Lounge apparently has closed its doors

April 12, 2016

There has been more than a little bit of chatter on Facebook over the past couple of days about Hilliards Lounge being closed at its location on 135th Avenue and 18th Street in Hopkins Township. The bar was pitch dark Monday night and a visit paid Tuesday afternoon revealed a...

Murder-mystery dinner raises $1,000 for Sylvia’s Place

April 9, 2016

The United Church of Wayland Saturday evening was host for a special murder-mystery dinner. The fund-raising event collected more than $1,000 for Sylvia's Place in Allegan, a shelter for victims of domestic violence. Gail Hollinger oversaw the dinner, highlighted by chicken cooked in wine, and Sandy Burkey absorbed all of...

Slick roads cause numerous cars to slide into ditches on 131

April 9, 2016

Because of reports of numerous slideoffs northbound on U.S.-131 Saturday morning, authorities had to shut down the freeway between Wayland and Dorr exits. Keli Bandoske-Yonkers, who snapped this photo, said, " I've never seen so many cars in the ditch. And there are about five more I wasn't able to...

Gun Lake Casino expansion plans to be outlined April 12

April 8, 2016

The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians; Gun Lake Casino; Wayland Township and Clark Construction will have a press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 12 at the Sandhill, Café. Information about the casino’s plans for expansion will be outlined and architectural drawings will be presented. An expansion of...

Wayland High School pool closed for at least this week

April 5, 2016

The Wayland High School pool will be closed for the rest of the week and perhaps longer. Fitness & Aquatics Director John Charon of Northern Physical Therapy said the water heater in the pool stopped stopped working Monday. "Due to the extremely cold water temperatures, we will have to cancel...

Statewide tornado drill will take place at 1:30 p.m. April 13

April 4, 2016

Allegan County Emergency Management reminds residents that the 2016 statewide tornado drill will take place at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. Allegan County Emergency Management encourages public institutions, business and residents to review their plans and participate in this drill if the situation permits. Allegan County will not activate sirens...

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