Category: Community Notices

Summerfest celebration in Wayland is this weekend

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The annual Wayland Summerfest celebration is taking place a bit early this year, with events planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 9, 10 and 11, promising a weekend of fun, live music, food and community. Many of the activities will be held at the City Park. Attendees are urged...
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U of M Wayland Health Center beam-topping slated

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University of Michigan Health-West will have a final beam-topping celebration at the site of the new U-M Health-West Wayland Health Center on West Superior Street from 11:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 6. The beam-topping celebration marks a significant milestone in the development of the new Wayland Health Center, which...
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Jill Terrell wins Kathryn Brenner teaching award

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Jill Terrell, media and technology specialist at Pine Street Elementary, has been selected as this year’s winner of the annual Kathryn L. Brenner Award for outstanding teacher in the Wayland Union School District. Kathy Brenner was an outstanding student at Wayland Union, who died less than six months after she...
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Another Mexican eatery to come to heart of Wayland?

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The sign at the former location of 4 One 2 Distillery in downtown Wayland promises another Mexican restaurant. The former tenant specializes still yet in tacos at the South Main Street site next to the VFW, but the newcomer seems to intend to offer a more complete line of fare...
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Russo’s Pizza succeeds Daisy Mae’s at Gun Lake

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A new Russo's Pizza will open soon in the Gun Lake area at the location formerly occupied by Daisy Mae's on Patterson Avenue. Russo's has had a pizza restaurant in Hopkins now for many years.
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Wayland, Leighton FDs offering cooling stations

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The Wayland Fire Station on West Superior Street will be open as a cooling station from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Thursday, June 1. This will more than likely be extended into Friday as well. Anyone who needs a place to cool off and need a cold water is...
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Community Notices

Leighton reports 10 holiday emergency call responses

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The Leighton Township Fire Department today reported that over the long four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend, firefighters responded to 10 emergency incidents. A spokeperson for the department posted on Facebook, "Often, we have to rely on our neighboring communities for assistance. This morning was one of those times with overlapping...
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Dangerous dry conditions prompt local burning bans

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Broadcast meterologists have been saying this month has been one of the driest on record, and area fire departments have issued bans on burning leaves and rubbish as a result. Firefighters have reported there have been some complaints about inappropriate burning of yard waste, limbs and leaves, causing them to...
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Three Allegan County judges will be elected in ’24

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Roberts Kengis Allegan County Circuit Court Chief Justice Roberts Kengis has announced he is retiring after serving on the bench for five years. Kengis first served as an assistant prosecutor in 1992 and won election to the county prosecutor’s post in the 2016 general election. Two years later he was...
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Dr. Bruce Sexton retiring, Dr. Ingles to succeed him

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Wayland dentist Dr. Bruce Sexton DDS has announced he is retiring this summer after practicing for 39 years. In a prepared statement from his office, it was reported on Facebook, “After 39 years, our favorite dentist has decided to join his lovely wife, Sara, in retirement. He has created quite...
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