Community Notices

Wayland High School pool closed for at least this week

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…

Editor April 5, 2016

Community Notices

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

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…

Editor April 4, 2016

Community Notices

City Park renovations expected to be completed next month

Work is progressing at the City Park, which will have renovations and improvements done this spring in Wayland. City Manager Tim McLean told the City Council Monday evening that water…

Editor April 4, 2016

Community Notices

Aplastic anemia patient Lilly, 10, now in New York for therapy

Lilly Vanden Bosch, 10, of Dorr, has been flown to New York City for a cutting-edge medical treatment called Adaptive T-Cell Therapy, in which a specific kind of white blood…

Editor April 4, 2016

Community Notices

Early morning fire routs residents near West Maple, North Main

An early Monday morning fire routed the people living inside in the 100 block of West Maple Street in Wayland, but all were able to escape safely. Fire authorities said…

Editor April 4, 2016

Community Notices

WHS robotics team wins All-Star Rookie award in contest

The Wayland Robotics team No. 6090 was named Rookie All-Star Team at the district competition of the FIRST Robotics at East Kentwood High School Friday and Saturday. This is the…

Editor April 3, 2016

Community Notices

Pryer Sisters featured in next folk gathering Saturday

Folk music lovers (bluegrass, country, blues, oldies) are invited to a monthly gathering of fellowship and music at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the Vibrant Grains Restaurant, 142 S.…

Editor April 1, 2016

Community Notices

Historic J.C. Wheeler Library building brought down in Martin

The historic, but aging building that formerly housed the J.C. Wheeler Library came tumbling down today in downtown Martin next to what used to be the Boysen's Market, which also…

Editor March 31, 2016

Community Notices

Virus challenges 10-year-old bone marrow transplant patient

A major challenge now is confronting 10-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr, who under went a bone marrow transplant earlier this year at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids.…

Editor March 31, 2016

Community Notices

GR Symphony, WHS Strings will be back ‘Side by Side’

The Grand Rapids Symphony will perform with the Wayland High School Symphony Strings students at the Fine Arts Center the evening of May 17. The Grand Rapids Symphony will be…

Editor March 31, 2016